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Jacques Le Moyne

Jacques le Moyne de Morgues (c. 1533–1588) was a French artist and member of Jean Ribault’s expedition to the New World. His depictions of Native Americ

Pocahontas’ Indian Empire Site Discovered

When the English showed up in Virginia and constructed Jamestown they did not enter virgin territory where the natives were just sitting around waiting for thei

The Testimony of Francisco de Chicora

"The Testimony of Francisco de Chicora" published in Petyr Martyr's De Orbe Novo in 1530 contains some of the first eyewitness accounts of Native Americans in t

Researchers debate true location of Fort Caroline

On Saturday, September 20, two groups of scholars presented evidence for the true location of Fort Caroline, the first permanent settlement by Europeans in wha

Fort St. Augustine Eyewitness Accounts

If the true location of the French Fort Caroline is on the Altamaha River near Darien, Georgia and not the St. Johns River near Jacksonville, Florida (as I argu

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