Conquest of America — Season 1, Episode 1: The Southwest
Action & Adventure • 45 min • 1 season, 4 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
In 1562 French naval officer Jean Ribault sailed to America with the goal of establishing a French Protestant colony. Exploring the Florida coastline, Ribault sailed north and built Charlesfort (Port Royal, SC) before returning to a France in the midst of a religious war. He eventually returned to America to help fight Spanish forces at Fort Caroline on the mouth of the St. Johns River in Florida.
About Conquest of America
The adventures of various European explorers who were key figures in the colonization of the Americas.