Villegaignon, unchallenged by the Portuguese, who had…

1556 CE

Villegaignon, unchallenged by the Portuguese, who had initially taken little notice of his landing, endeavors to expand the colony by calling for more colonists in 1556.

He sends one of his ships, the Grande Roberge, to Honfleur, entrusted with letters to King Henry II, Gaspard de Coligny and according to some accounts, the Protestant leader John Calvin.

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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 →

Commodities
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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