In1596, English navigator Sir Francis Drake died off the coast of Panama; he was buried at sea off Puerto Bello, Panama, in a lead coffin.

• 年，英国航海家法兰西斯德雷克，于巴拿马外海航行时过世；遗体置于铅棺而海葬于巴拿马波多贝约。（雷克为第一个环球航行的英国船长，曾击败西班牙无敌舰队。