French Florida
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Was an attempted French colonial settlement in Florida, located on the banks of the St. Johns River in present-day Duval County.
Establishment
June 1564: Fort Caroline was an attempted French colonial settlement in Florida, located on the banks of the St. Johns River in present-day Duval County. It was established under the leadership of René Goulaine de Laudonnière on June 22, 1564, as a new territorial claim in French Florida.
Chronology
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1. Events
September 1565: In 1565, Spanish Admiral Menéndez de Avilés attacked Fort Caroline, a French Huguenot settlement in present-day Florida. He killed all the soldiers defending it, sparing only a few Catholics, and renamed the fort San Mateo.
Disestablishment
September 1565: In 1565, Spanish Admiral Menéndez de Avilés attacked Fort Caroline, a French Huguenot settlement in present-day Florida. He killed all the soldiers defending it, sparing only a few Catholics, and renamed the fort San Mateo.
