Renaissance · North America · Exploration
1585
Roanoke Colony Founded
1585
Walter Raleigh's first Roanoke colony was planted on a sandy island off the Carolina coast under the governor Ralph Lane. Relations with the Secotan soured within months over stolen food and smashed skulls. When Francis Drake sailed past the next spring, the entire colony begged to go home with him.
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Also in 1585 (4 other events on record)
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Era
Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.
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