Table of Contents
List of Illustrations ix
Introduction xi
A Note about Names xvi
Part 1 The Spanish and French in the Southeast
1 The First Spanish Colony in North America: San Miguel de Gualdape (1526) 3
2 The First Pensacola: Santa Maria de Ochuse (1559-1561) 21
3 The French and Spanish Struggle in Florida: Charlesfort/San Mateo and Fort Caroline/Santa Elena (1562-1587) 37
4 Spanish Jesuits in Virginia: Ajacán Mission (1570-1572) 69
5 Spanish Mission Colonies of the Georgia Coast (1580s-1684) 80
6 La Salle's Accidental Colony in Spanish Texas (1685-1689) 93
Part 2 First Trench Attempts in Canada
7 Carrier and Roberval in Canada: Ste.-Croix, Charlesbourg-Royal, and France-Roy (1541-1543) 115
8 The Marquis de La Roche de Mesgouez's Colony: Sable Island (1598-1603) 137
9 The French Venture in Arcadia: Ste.-Croix, Port Royal, and St.-Sauveur (1604-1614) 147
Part 3 English Endeavors
10 The English Arctic Endeavor: Meta Incognita (1576-1578) 169
11 The English in North Carolina: The First Roanoke Colony (1585-1586) 189
12 The English in North Carolina: The Second Roanoke Colony (1587-?) 207
13 The Sagadahoc or Popham Colony: Fort St. George (1607-1608) 219
A Final Note 231
Further Reading 233
Acknowledgments 245
Index 247