Hawkyns

Haw·kins

or Haw·kyns  (hô′kĭnz), Sir John 1532-1595.

English naval hero who commanded the rear squadron in the defeat of the Spanish Armada (1588).

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Haw·kyns

 (hô′kĭnz), Sir John

See Sir John Hawkins.

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Hawkyns - English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595) Hawkins, Sir John Hawkins, Sir John Hawkyns