Guiana Colony - Guiana Shokuminchi

Japanese: ギアナ植民地 - ぎあなしょくみんち
Guiana Colony - Guiana Shokuminchi

…Then, from the 1550s, England entered the triangular trade linking Europe, Africa, and the New World, and made profits by supplying slaves to the New World. Meanwhile, from 1570 onwards, privateers such as Francis Drake actively attacked Spanish merchant fleets. In addition, exploration of the Northeast Passage and the Northwest Passage continued, and in 1584, Walter Raleigh established the Virginia colony, and in 1595, Raleigh also established the Guiana colony on the Orinoco River. In an attempt to counter these aggressive activities by England, Spain sent an armada to attack England in 1588, but was defeated. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Guiana Colony" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…次いでイギリスは1550年代からヨーロッパ,アフリカ,新大陸を結ぶ三角貿易に進出し,新大陸に奴隷を供給して利益をあげる一方,70年以降はフランシス・ドレークなどの私掠船隊がスペインの商船隊をさかんに襲撃した。このほか北東航路,北西航路の探検も続けられ,また84年にはウォルター・ローリーによるバージニア植民地,95年には同じくローリーによるオリノコ川でのギアナ植民地の建設が行われた。イギリスのこうした積極的な活動に反撃しようとしてスペインは1588年に無敵艦隊を送ってイギリスを攻めたが,かえって敗れてしまった。…

※「ギアナ植民地」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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