(1532-1595) Sir John Hawkins was an English Admiral, [[Dan's History Web/US 1/Notes to Fill/Privateer]], and [[Slavery|slave]] trader. Although his father, [[Dan's History Web/US 1/Topic Index/William Hawkins]], was involved in the beginning of the English involvement in the [[Dan's History Web/US 1/Topic Index/Atlantic Slave Trade]], the son is considered to be the first Englishman whose fortune was largely based on slavery. And although Hawkins apparently knew King [[Dan's History Web/US 1/Topic Index/Philip II]] and had been a page in the delegation that negotiated his marriage with Queen Mary I in 1553, he helped lead the Royal Navy to victory over the [[Dan's History Web/US 1/Topic Index/Spanish Armada]] in 1588. When Hawkins's son Richard was defeated and captured by the Spanish in Ecuador, he and Sir [[Dan's History Web/US 1/Topic Index/Francis Drake]] raised a fleet of 27 ships to attack the Spanish in the West Indies. Hawkins died during this campaign, near Puerto Rico.  *Coat of arms granted to Hawkins by Queen [[Dan's History Web/US 1/Topic Index/Elizabeth I]], which includes an enslaved African man.*