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French Huguenot Myth Busted. Who Really Founded Fort Caroline in Florida?

French Huguenot Myth Busted. Who Really Founded Fort Caroline in Florida?

Who Founded Fort Caroline, Florida? Contrary to popular belief, French Huguenot, Jean Ribault, was not the one who founded Fort Caroline Florida, near present-day Jacksonville. It was, in fact, Ribault’s second in command, the courageous René Goulaine de Laudonnière. In 1564, our man Jean Ribault was locked away in the Tower of London and couldn’t […]