The king of France has financed and…

1557 CE

The king of France has financed and prepared three ships and put them under the command of Sieur De Bois le Comte, a nephew of Villegagnon, after the one ship had been sent to France to ask for additional support.

They Huguenot émigrés are joined by fourteen Calvinists from Geneva, led by Philippe de Corguilleray, including theologians Pierre Richier and Guillaume Chartrier.

The new colonists, numbering around three hundred, include five young women to be wed, ten boys to be trained as translators, as well as fourteen Calvinists sent by Calvin, and also Jean de Léry, who will later write an account of the colony.

They arrive in March 1557 on the Petite Roberge, with eighty soldiers and sailors led by Vice Admiral Sieur De Bois le Comte; the Grande Roberge, with about one hundred and twenty on board, captained by Sieur de Sainte-Marie dit l'Espine, and the Rosée, with about ninety people, led by Captain Rosée.

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Villegagnon Island Rio de Janeiro Brazil View →

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Gaspard de Coligny View → Henry II of France View → Jean Calvin View → Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon View →

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France, (Valois) Kingdom of View → Portugal, Avizan (Joannine) Kingdom of View → Huguenots (the “Reformed”) View → Brazil, Colonial View →

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Colonization of the Americas, Portuguese View → Protestant Reformation View → Colonization of the Americas, French View → Counter-Reformation (also Catholic Reformation or Catholic Revival) View →

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Fish and game View → Weapons View → Hides and feathers View → Slaves View → Sweeteners View → Lumber View → Land View → Tobacco View →

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Origins View → Commerce View → Watercraft View → Labor and Service View → Faith View → Government View → Finance View → Movements View →

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