Rene laudonniere biography

Rene Goulaine de Laudonnière was a French Huguenot explorer and the founder of the French colony of Fort Caroline in what is now Jacksonville, Florida.
Rene Goulaine de Laudonnière was a French Huguenot explorer and the founder of the French colony of Fort Caroline in what is now Jacksonville, Florida.
René Goulaine de Laudonnière (ur.

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René Goulaine de Laudonnière

René Goulaine de Laudonnière (ur. w 1529, zm. w 1568) – francuski podróżnik, kolonizator Karoliny Południowej i Florydy w Ameryce Północnej, szlachcichugenocki, który wziął udział w nieudanej próbie skolonizowania wschodnich wybrzeży Ameryki przez Jeana Ribaulta w roku 1562.

W roku 1564 nakazał opuszczenie pierwszej osady i wyruszył do ujścia rzeki St. Johns na obszarze dzisiejszego Jacksonville na Florydzie. U ujścia rzeki hugenoci napotkali Indian z plemienia Timucua, którzy oddawali cześć boską kamiennemu pomnikowi wzniesionemu przez Ribaulta dwa lata wcześniej. Laudonnière zawarł pokój z wodzami plemienia, którzy obiecali mu pomoc w budowie osady Fort Caroline.

Ciężkie warunki bytowe wkrótce popsuły atmosferę w nowej kolonii. Większość osadników nie chciała pracować na roli, woląc szukać nieistniejącego złota i drogich kamieni. Laudonnière był zmuszony do wprowadzenia racjonowania żywności, co wywołało niezadowolenie i próby buntu, podczas których dwukrotnie usiłowano dokonać nań zamachu: najpierw przy pomocy trucizny, a następnie próbuj

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Document Number:	AJ-141
Author:	Laudonni�re, Ren� Goulaine de
Title:	History of the First Attempt of the French (The Huguenots) to Colonize the Newly Discovered Country of Florida
Source:	French, B.F. (editor). Historical Collections of Louisiana and Florida, including Translations of Original Manuscripts Relating to Their Discovery and Settlement, with Numerous Historical and Biographical Notes. (New York: J. Sabin & Sons, 1869). Pages 165-362.
Pages/Illustrations:	199 / 0
Citable URL:	www.americanjourneys.org/aj-141/

Author Note

The life of Rene Laudonierre (flourished 1562-82) remains obscure. Little is known about him apart from what he reveals in this book. He came from an aristocratic family in Poitou, France, before joining the expeditions described here.

Expeditions of 1562-1567

When other nations saw Spanish ships arrive home each year with millions of dollars in gold and silver, they wanted American colonies of their own. At the same time, religious passions were at their peak, and Protestant religious leaders were reluctant to allow t

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René Goulaine de Laudonnière (abt. 1529 - abt. 1574)

RenéGoulaine deLaudonnière

Born about in Poitou, France

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling(s) unknown]

[spouse(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died about at about age 45in St. Germain-en-Laye, France

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Biography

The “first” Thanksgiving held by the Pilgrims in 1621 was not the first celebration held in America or the New World. History records several “giving thanks” events were mentioned by early explorers such as Coronado, Juan Ponce de Leon, or Hernando de Soto. It was pretty much standard after crossing the Atlantic in a tiny boat or wandering across the continent with no map for guidance to be very thankful for having arrived at a destination. Florida claims two “first” Thanksgiving celebrations. One at what would become St. Augustine in 1565 and the other in 1564 at what was called Fort Caroline on the May River whose true location has become a source of a dispute between Georgia and Florida.