Antoine de Noël de la Trompe d'Or was a French soldier who was acting governor of
Cayenne
Cayenne (; ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and capital city of French Guiana, an overseas region and Overseas department, department of France located in South America. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Caye ...
in 1665. Little is otherwise known of his life.
Background
Antoine Lefèbvre de La Barre
Joseph-Antoine le Fèbvre, sieur de La Barre (or Antoine Lefebvre, Antoine Lefèvre; 1622–1688) was a French lawyer and administrator best known for his disastrous three years as governor of the colony of New France (Quebec).
As a young man h ...
left the port of
La Rochelle
La Rochelle (, , ; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''La Rochéle'') is a city on the west coast of France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime Departments of France, department. Wi ...
, France, on 26 February 1664 with two warships and 400 soldiers.
He arrived in Cayenne on 11 May 1664, and after negotiations the Dutch surrendered on 16 May 1664.
De La Barre established a garrison at
Fort Cépérou
Fort Cépérou was a fort that protected the city of Cayenne, French Guiana. It is named after Cépérou, a celebrated indigenous chief who ceded the land.
The original wooden fort was built on a hill looking over the mouth of the Cayenne River i ...
and started construction of a settlement of 200 huts.
On 11 July 1664
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Jean-Baptiste Colbert (; 29 August 1619 – 6 September 1683) was a French statesman who served as First Minister of State from 1661 until his death in 1683 under the rule of King Louis XIV. His lasting impact on the organization of the countr ...
, with the king's agreement, founded the Compagnie des Indes occidentales.
De La Barre was appointed Lieutenant General of the Company and Governor of Cayenne.
His brother, the
Chevalier de Lézy, was named lieutenant.
Acting governor
In February 1665 the ship ''La Suzanne'' arrived in Cayenne with 180 men.
De La Barre learned from the ship that Colbert had merged into one all the companies created to exploit the various French possessions in America.
De la Barre set off for France.
He left Noël de La Trompe d’Or, esquire and commissioner of war, in charge of Guiana.
Noël de la Trompe d'Or took possession of
Montagne d'Argent and
Sinnamary
Sinnamary (; ) is a town and commune on the coast of French Guiana, between Kourou and Iracoubo. Sinnamary was the second French settlement founded in French Guiana: the town was founded in 1664.
Sinnamary lies on the Sinnamary River and is ...
.
In France De la Barre was promoted lieutenant general of the new company and governor of Cayenne.
He had his brother named commander of Cayenne and sent him there at once.
The Chevalier de Lézy arrived in October 1665 and succeeded Noël.
A note in the Jesuit archives says that "Monsieur Noël returned to his post at Sinnamary, from where after a short time he was kidnapped by English privateers".
This may refer to Antoine Noël de la Trompe d'Or.
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Governors of Cayenne