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sir john hawkyns

 

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Noun sir john hawkyns has 1 sense
  1. Hawkins, Hawkyns, Sir John Hawkins, Sir John Hawkyns - English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)
    --1 is a kind of privateer, privateersman

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Sir John Hawkyns

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Sir John Hawkyns was an English merchant, navigator, and slave trader during the 16th century. He is known for his participation in the slave trade and for his naval expeditions to the West Indies. Hawkyns played a significant role in the establishment of the British slave trade and his actions had a lasting impact on the history of the Atlantic slave trade.

Sample Sentences:

As a merchant: Sir John Hawkyns imported various goods from the West Indies to England.

As a navigator: Sir John Hawkyns successfully completed several voyages to the New World.

As a slave trader: Sir John Hawkyns was involved in the transportation of enslaved Africans to the Americas.

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