Georgia History Timeline / Chronology 1562 <<Previous year    Next year>> Georgia History Navidater Century 000's 1400's 1500's 1600's 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1500's 1510's 1520's 1530's 1540's 1550's 1560's 1570's 1580's 1590's Year 1560 1561 1562 1563 1564 1565 1566 1567 1568 1569 February 18, 1562 French explorer Jean Ribault leaves France with a party of Hugonauts and heads to Port Royal to establish a colony.   Rene Goulaine De Laudonniere   Jean Ribault April 30, 1562 Frenchman Jean Ribault sights land, a point he calls the French Cape (probably near St. Augustine) and heads north along the coast of Florida   Jean Ribault May 1, 1562 Jean Ribault lands in the vicinity of a "great river," perhaps the St. John's.   Jean Ribault May 27, 1562 Having slowly explored the coast of Georgia, giving French names to many of the rivers and islands, Jean Ribault pulls into a harbor he names Port Royal   Jean Ribault June 11, 1562 After establishing a settlement near Beaufort, South Carolina, Jean Ribault heads back to France   Jean Ribault The best search in Georgia History Georgia History Navidater Century 000's 1400's 1500's 1600's 1700's 1800's 1900's 2000's Decade 1500's 1510's 1520's 1530's 1540's 1550's 1560's 1570's 1580's 1590's Year 1560 1561 1562 1563 1564 1565 1566 1567 1568 1569
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