There were several hundred men aboard, who later established a new French colony at Fort Coligny in the bay of Rio. Nicolas Durand de Villegagnon, vice-admiral of Brittany, was in charge of two fully armed vessels which were given to him by the king for an expedition to Brazil. But the expedition failed due to a number of difficulties, the worst being scurvy and the hostility of the native population.Īnother expedition to Latin America set off in July 1555. He was called Jean-François de la Rocque, lord of Roberval and he went to Canada in 1541. Many protestants were involved in the initial discovery of the New World during the XVI th century they could be found in Brazil, Florida and South Carolina, although they were never sure of staying there for long and indeed, after a short period of time, the French colonies ceased to exist.įrançois I st entrusted a protestant nobleman with a vast project for establishing a colony. Her work is to be applauded." Richard C.Column erected in memory of a huguenot settlement in Florida, 1924 ".her committment to comparative history will inspire others to follow in her footsteps. "The details of Seed's heroic research are fascinating and the delineation of cultural differences utterly convincing.rovides a powerful perspective for linking the histories of early modern Europe and the newly colonized Americas as consisting of more than just the exchange of smallpox for syphilis or wheat for corn." Charles L. She illustrates both the actions performed by, and the cultural histories that influenced 'ceremonies of possession' conducted by, the major colonizing nations-England, France, Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands.Seed offers convincing cultural readings of the various ceremonies on which the distinct powers relied." William and Mary Quarterly Ceremonies of Possession in Europe's Conquest of the New World, 1492-1640 examines the various strategies and ceremonies that the European colonizing powers used to confirm their control over New World possessions. "Patricia Seed offers the most convincing alternative to a model of one-directional flow from Europe into the New World. No one interested in the early modern period can afford to neglect this book." Karen Ordahl Kupperman, New York University "The provocative thesis of Ceremonies of Possession, based on research in a dazzling variety of sources and languages, will challenge scholars to fresh examination of colonial foundations.
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