Drake recognized the Pacific as an untapped arena for English enterprise

Evidence

Drake saw a vision of the future here, the basis of another adventure. Just as he had led the corsairs to the isthmus highway, so he now grasped the possibility of unlocking the door to the Pacific, where none but the Spaniards and the occasional Portuguese had gone from Europe before, and which was still largely a mystery even to them. — John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, 301

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, 301
• XREF: connects to: Drake claimed the southern islands as England’s first overseas possessions — John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, 505

Broader Connections

• Drake claimed the southern islands as England’s first overseas possessions #expands (0.80) — John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake, 505