The European intruders depended almost entirely on the indigenous people, who provided them food and guides, sometimes under duress. They made few serious attemps to settle in the early years. Frequently, the most enduring impact of their expeditions was negative. Their diseases devastated native populations, and violence and wholesale commandeering of food supplies left a legacy of fear and hostility.
In the early 1560s, French Huguenots established a colony at the mouth of the Saint Johns River. Jacques Le Moyne, who mapped the area and wrote an account of his experiencies, survived the 1565 Spanish attack that destroyed the French colony. Engravings based on his drawings show the site in Florida where the French first landed; Timucua men and women carrying fruit; and a battle scene in which French soldiers aided their ally Outina against his enemy Potanou.
The French initially touched the Florida coast near the St. Mary's River in the early 1560s, attempted settlements in the region, created alliances with the various Indian settlements, and eventually were annihilated by the Spanish in 1565.
The contacts of the French with the Timucua peoples of what is now northern Florida were documented by Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues. In this view the alliance of the French with the Chief Outina is used to overwhelm his arch-enemy Potanou.
This is the last section of Europe Claims America . For final thoughts on 1492: An Ongoing Voyage, please see The Epilogue.
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