Ships were commonly raided during voyages. Pirates often raided Spanish ships for treasure and these ships were also raided and attacked by ships from other countries.
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Sir Francis Drake
when the news reached the monarchs of Spain what did they do?what was the spanish motivation for sending more ships out?
The Spanish war; There was a Spanish war going on so, Captain John White's ships and crew could not leave England
Violent Plains tribes (notably the Comanche in Texas) who raided and harassed white settlers.
Not all ships were from the English. Ships came from all over the world from different countries with people who spoke different languages.