Francois Leguat settled near Grand-River which is now known as Cascade Pigeon in Rodrigues. He & his fellow adventurers built 8 huts there.
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Pointe Coton
Pointe Coton
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because there were not enough people on the island to settle down because the visit of cyclones were frequently
Leguat's attempt to form a colony on the island of Rodrigues was one of many efforts by French Protestants, or Huguenots, to form safe places of refuge. They were part of a global diaspora to escape persecution and genocide in France from the mid-16th century untll the late 18th century.Am writing a book about my travels tracing many of these early "international pioneers." It's called "A Passionate Nomad: No Obstacle Travels Along the French Huguenot Diaspora."
François Leguat died in 1735.