In the Battle of San Juan de UlĂșa in September 1568 near present-day Veracruz, Mexico, the privateer John Hawkins ' ships were badly damaged by the Spanish navy. https://www.worldhistory.org/review/302/the-extraordinary-journey-of-david-ingram-an-eliza/ #AgeOfDiscovery #NativeAmerica #NorthAmerica #History