Webb County TX Jail is a County Jail used by the jurisdictions of Webb to confine inmates for short periods while awaiting trial or processing. As inmates are staying for only a short period, it has fewer amenities than a jail or prison.
Sir Francis Drake Â© Drake was an Elizabethan sailor and navigator, and the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe. Francis Drake was born in Tavistock, Devon in around 1540 and went to sea at an early age. In 1567, Drake made one of the first English slaving voyages as part of a fleet led by his cousin John Hawkins, bringing African slaves to work in the 'New World'.
Francis Drake was knighted Sir Francis Drake on board the Golden Hind by Queen Elizabeth in 1581. Facts, Timeline & History about the voyage of the Golden Hind Ship of Sir Francis Drake. The name of the Sir Francis Drake's Ship was the Golden Hind. The brave men of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries who sailed in uncharted waters to unknown lands were courageous adventurers, such as Francis Drake who were motivated by fame, glory and the wealth.