Admiral Sir John Hawkins (also spelled Hawkyns) (1532 – 12 November 1595) was an English naval commander, naval administrator, privateer and slave trader. Hawkins pioneered, and was an early promoter of, English involvement in the Atlantic slave trade.

Sir John Hawkins (born 1532, Plymouth, Devon, Eng.—died Nov. 12, 1595, at sea off Puerto Rico) was an English naval administrator and commander, one of the foremost seamen of 16th-century England and the chief architect of the Elizabethan navy.

Jul 2, 2020 · Sir John Hawkins (1532-1595 CE) was an Elizabethan mariner, merchant and naval administrator who has the inglorious (if not wholly accurate) record of being England's first slave trader.

Sir John Hawkins (1532 - 1595) was one of the most notable sailors and naval commanders of the sixteenth century. He is known for his pivotal role in the maritime history of England and the rise of the global slave trade.

Jul 9, 2023 · John Hawkins was an English naval commander, merchant and captain of the Jesus of Lubeck, who played a significant role in the early development of English involvement in the transatlantic slave trade during the 16th century.

The empire-building heritage of England is the source of many legends and tales, of commerce and culture, of history and literature. One of the pioneers of this practice was Sir John Hawkins of Plymouth, the famous ship-builder, navigator, merchant and slave trader.

May 29, 2018 · The career of the English naval commander Sir John Hawkins (1532-1595) touched all aspects of the Elizabethan maritime world from the illegal and inglorious to the patriotic and profitable. His skills helped to ensure the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.

SIR JOHN HAWKINS or HAWKYNS * (1532-1595), naval commander, second son of William Hawkyns (d. 1553), and younger brother of William Hawkyns (d. 1589), was born at Plymouth in 1532, a date which seems established by the evidence of the legend on a contemporary portrait, and of the inscription formerly on a tablet in the church of St. Dunstan's ...

John Hawkins (grammarian) (c. 1587–c. 1641), English physician, grammarian and translator John Hawkins (author) (1719–1789), English music historian John Sidney Hawkins (baptised 1758–1842), English antiquarian, son of the music historian; John Hawkins (geologist) (1761–1841), English geologist and writer John A. Hawkins (linguist) (born 1950), English linguist

The first English merchant to participate in the African slave trade, John Hawkins is considered one of the leading seafarers of the 1500s. He led several sea expeditions that challenged Spanish and Portuguese control of the Atlantic Ocean and lands in the Western Hemisphere.