France Antarctique
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Was a French colony in Rio de Janeiro, in modern-day Brazil.
Establishment
January 1556: Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon founded Fort Coligny in nowadays Rio de Janeiro, in what constituted the so-called France Antarctique historical episode.
Chronology
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1. Events
March 1560: The fortress fell and was destroyed on March 17, 1560 under the siege of Portugal's navy and troops under the command of Mem de Sá, third Governor-General of Brazil. Villegaignon had already returned to France, in 1558.
Disestablishment
March 1560: The fortress fell and was destroyed on March 17, 1560 under the siege of Portugal's navy and troops under the command of Mem de Sá, third Governor-General of Brazil. Villegaignon had already returned to France, in 1558.
