Sir Francis Drake's forces captured the Spanish city of Santo Domingo (present day Dominican Republic) on January 1, 1586, and occupied it for about a month during England's war with Spain. The raid was part of a larger expedition to the Spanish New World, commanded by Drake under orders from Queen Elizabeth I.
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