Posted on 07/31/2020 2:22:41 PM PDT by rintintin
The iconic Sir Francis Drake hotel in San Francisco’s Union Square is reportedly mulling a name change, as the 16th century explorer’s name has been disappearing across the Bay Area.
While Drake is best remembered for circumnavigating the globe and crushing the Spanish Armada, a lesser known part of his life is gaining attention.
"There are estimates that he captured and traded between 1,200 and 1,400 slaves. There is nobody that says he was not involved in the slave trade," said Brandon Johnson, organizer of the activist group Change the Name. He said Drake also forced native people from their homes on the west coast, creating a legacy that is not worthy of honor.
A 30-foot statue of Sir Francis Drake at Larkspur Landing has been put into storage and the Marin County high school named after Drake is shedding the name entirely. The name changes are part of a wider national movement to recognize America’s dark history of colonialism and slavery and reevaluate the lives of celebrated historical figures through that lens.
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Good thing we got to stay there before all of this carp, and before Frisco became SICKO.
Just don’t stay at the hotel. Problem solved.
BLM Bed Bug Inn?
we should abolish everything african, muslim, latin and indian including islanders.
Since all were involved in genocide and in the slave trade
The Marion Barry?
Sir Francis Drake was one of the greatest explorers of all time and was the first European to visit the islands of Hawaii
Are they going to go to point Reyes national seashore and rename Drakes Bay now as well ? the very bay where he pulled into ships in 1623
Drakes Bay (Coast Miwok: Tamál-Húye) is a 4 mi (6.4 km) wide bay named so by U.S. surveyor George Davidson in 1875 along the Point Reyes National Seashore on the coast of northern California in the United States, approximately 30 mi (48 km) northwest of San Francisco at approximately 38 degrees north latitude.[2] The bay is
Saint Francis Hotel, home of KRQR ’The Rocker’ 97.3 FM from ’82 to ’95.
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At this point, Drake rallied his men, buried the treasure on the beach, and built a raft to sail with two volunteers ten miles along the surf-lashed coast to where they had left the flagship. When Drake finally reached its deck, his men were alarmed at his bedraggled appearance. Fearing the worst, they asked him how the raid had gone. Drake could not resist a joke and teased them by looking downhearted. Then he laughed, pulled a necklace of Spanish gold from around his neck and said “Our voyage is made, lads!” By 9 August 1573, he had returned to Plymouth.
It was during this expedition that he climbed a high tree in the central mountains of the Isthmus of Panama and thus became the first Englishman to see the Pacific Ocean. He remarked as he saw it that he hoped one day an Englishman would be able to sail it—which he would do years later as part of his circumnavigation of the world.[37]
So, again, can we dissolve the Democrat party which fought FOR slavery in this country?
I think they are putting homeless into some of the hotels in SF. I have memories of some nice evenings in that city but that was long ago.....have no plans to go back.
Sir Francis had no hostile feelings toward any slave, but....20 dollars is 20 dollars
and change San Francisco to Toilet
Here’s the thing cancel culture kids OK
You can’t ban the number one guy of all time in any sport or sense of adventure
and you also cannot change history
Sir Francis Drake achieved. more and was more adventurous in his life than all of the cancel culture kids who whine and stay on social media all day.
will having their put together lives.
It’s jealousy sy
The owners of the hotel are free to mull a name change of the hotel they own.
Hey you MLB fools. you can’t ban. Pete rose either
He is the number one guy and hits of all time nobody will ever touch him
The George Floyd.
Sir Elton John Hotel.
One of my ancestors was one of the few sailors that survived his circumnavigation. I’ll have to dig out that old family tree my grandmother had.
Changing a name changes nothing
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