Philip Amadas | |
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.jpg) Amadas and Barlowe arrive at Virginia | |
| Born | 1550 (1550) Hull, England |
| Died | 1618 (aged 67–68) |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Explorer |
Philip Amadas (1550–1618)[1] was a naval commander and explorer inElizabethan England.[2] Little is known from his early life, but he grew up within a wealthy merchant family in southwestern England.[3] Amadas was instrumental in the early years of theEnglish colonisation of North America. He served alongsideArthur Barlowe in the 1584 exploratory voyage to theOuter Banks ofNorth Carolina. Leaving on 27 April 1584, he captained theBark Ralegh withSimon Fernandes as his master and pilot on the voyage.[1] Fernandes is best known for his controversial decision to maroon the colonists of the infamous "Lost Colony" onRoanoke Island in 1587. The voyage of 1584 determined Roanoke Island as the location for the future colonies under the leadership of SirWalter Raleigh. For his role in the Roanoke voyages of 1584 and 1585, Amadas was nominated Admiral of Virginia by Raleigh in 1585.[3] When he returned to England to report their findings, the Queen named the country after herself, Virginia.[1]
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