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French Florida in 1562, by N. Bellin, 18th century French Florida (Renaissance French: Floride françoise ; modern French : Floride française ) was a colonial territory established by French Huguenot colonists as part of New France in what is now Florida and South Carolina between 1562 and 1565.
May 8, 2020 · When King Philip II of Spain learned that the Frenchman Rene de Laudonniére had established Fort Caroline in Florida ( 1 on map ), he was incensed -- the colony sat on land belonging to the Spanish crown. Spanish treasure fleets sailed along the Florida coast on their way to Spain and Fort Caroline provided a perfect base for French attacks.
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French Florida The French began settling in the present-day United States beginning in 1562 with the Jean Ribault and René Goulaine de Laudonnière expeditions establishing Charlesfort on present-day Paris Island and later Fort Caroline near present-day Jacksonville in 1565.
It was the first French colony in the present day United States. The first Thanksgiving of America was celebrated on June 30th of 1564. 1565 Ribault returns to Florida with enough provisions. At the same time Pedro Menéndez de Avilés arrived in Florida with his Spanish fleet and decided to attack Fort Caroline.
France, reaching Dieppe June 22, 1562. The following year, because of the religious wars in France, he fled to England, where his account of his voyage to Florida was published in May, 1563.1 Charlesfort was short-lived; the colonists abandoned it in the summer of 1563. Before their return they elected Captain Nicholas Barre their leader.
Aug 9, 2017 · René de Goulaine de Laudonnière led a second attempt and in 1564 established Fort Caroline near the mouth of the St. Johns River in Florida. This group of 200 named the area La Caroline after the French King Charles IX and began to construct permanent shelter and defenses and try to grow the colony.
Fort Caroline National Memorial, administered by the National Park Service, memorializes the French presence in Florida. In 1564 France established a settlement near the mouth of the St. Johns River named La Caroline ("land of Charles"), in honor of King Charles IX.
