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| Picture No | 12067353 |
| Date | 1567 |
| Description | Chief Saturiwa Shows Captain Laudonniere Ribault's Monument |
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Saturiwa, sovereign of over thirty Mocama villages, shows French explorer Laudonniere and two of his soldiers, a monument erected to his compatriot Ribault after he was killed by Spanish conquistadors. A small plinth with the French Fleur-de-Lys coat of arms engraved on it is surrounded by baskets of food and grain, as well as gourds and a wrapped quiver of arrows with a bow.
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| Source | Engraving in 'Magasin Pittoresque', 1842, page 180 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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