François de Razilly was a French nobleman of the 17th century who led the colonial enterprise to found "France Équinoxiale".Decentring the Renaissance by Germaine Warkentin p.103ff He headed a colonial party of about 500 to an island which would become the city of São Luís do Maranhão. He arrived in the island in August 1612.A new world of animals Miguel de Asúa, Roger French p.148
He was the brother of two other famous sailors and explorers, Isaac de Razilly and Claude de Razilly.The chevalier de Montmagny (1601–1657): first governor of New France by Jean-Claude Dubé, Elizabeth Rapley p.112
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