RIBAUT, JEAN
\ɹˈɪba͡ʊt], \ɹˈɪbaʊt], \ɹ_ˈɪ_b_aʊ_t]\
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(1520-1565), a Huguenot, sailed from France on a colonizing expedition in 1562. After exploring the Florida coast, he planted a colony at Port Royal, called Fort Charles, which was unsuccessful. In 1565 he was appointed Governor of this colony. He was driven off by a Spanish fleet, and when he surrendered later to Menendez, the entire party was massacred.
By John Franklin Jameson
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