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and the expulsion of the French in 1567 a new fortress was built there by the Portuguese, in order to defend the mouth of the Guanabara Bay, by crossing fire with two other fortresses, Guajará and Santa Cruz. This fortress was almost totally destroyed by bombardment in a
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Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 1492 to the Present
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The fortress was named as such in honor of Villegaignon's supporter and friend, the French
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The fortress fell and was destroyed on March 17, 1560, under the siege of
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called Serigipe by the Indians of the region, near the mouth of the large
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since 1938, and is now permanently connected to the continent, near the
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of Brazil. Villegaignon had already returned to France, in 1558.
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This article about a Brazilian building or structure is a
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Naval guns in the old Fortress of Villegagnon, in 1898
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Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
France Antarctique
Indians
Portuguese
island
Guanabara Bay
Portugal
Mem de Sá
Governor-General
Admiral
Huguenots
Gaspard de Coligny
Estácio de Sá
revolt of the Navy
Island of Villegaignon
Naval School
Santos Dumont Airport
History of France
French colonization of the Americas
List of French possessions and colonies
Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 1492 to the Present
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978-1-59884-100-8
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