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1532 CE - 1595 CE: The life of Sir John Hawkins, slave trader and then treasurer of the Royal Navy.
1562 CE - 1563 CE: John Hawkins' first expedition to transport slaves from West Africa to the Americas.
1564 CE - 1565 CE: John Hawkins' second expedition to transport slaves from West Africa to the Americas.
1567 CE - 1568 CE: John Hawkins and Francis Drake lead an expedition to transport slaves from west Africa to the Spanish West Indies. The fleet is attacked at San Juan de UlĂșa.
1578 CE: John Hawkins is appointed treasurer of the Royal Navy and begins its expansion and modernisation.
1588 CE: Sir John Hawkins is the rear-admiral, third in command of the English fleet which defeats the Spanish Armada.
1595 CE: John Hawkins and Francis Drake lead an unsuccessful expedition against Spanish ships and settlements in Panama and the Caribbean.
1595 CE: John Hawkins dies of illness on a voyage to the Caribbean.