Islas Cíes. Patrimonio Natural de la Humanidad
Parque Nacional de las Islas Atlánticas de Galicia Se han dado los primeros pasos para que cataloguen al Parque Nacional marítimo-terrestre de las Islas Atlánticas de Galicia (Islas Cíes, Isla de Ons, Isla de Sálvora e Isla de Cortegada) como Patrimonio de la...
Pirates in the Cies Islands: Francis Drake, finale
Francis Drake, the end of his adventures. Base in the port of Panama Drake, transfixed by the poor results he was obtaining, proposed to the then Queen Elizabeth, a bold operation against Spanish America, whose main objective was to establish a fixed English base in... Pirates in the Cíes Islands: Francis Drake, chapter 2
Sir Francis Drake Years after his return to England, in 1581, in a ceremony held aboard his ship, theGolden Hind, Francis Drake was knighted by Elizabeth I of England as a reward for his services to the English Crown. From that moment on he would hold the title of...
Pirates in the Cies Islands: Francis Drake, chapter 1
Did you know that there were pirates on the Cíes Islands? Yes, not long ago, in the XVI-XVIII centuries, the history of las islas cíes estuvo marcada por la constante presence in its waters of pirate ships and enemy armies that sought shelter from the storms or...
