South Falkland was an English colony in

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established by

Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal ...

, in 1623 on territory in the

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including the former colony of

Renews Renews–Cappahayden is a small fishing town on the southern shore of Newfoundland, south of St. John's. The town was incorporated in the mid-1960s by amalgamating the formerly independent villages of Renews and Cappahayden. Renews–Cappaha ...

. Cary appointed Sir

Francis Tanfield Sir Francis Tanfield (born 1565, date of death unknown) was Proprietary governor of the South Falkland colony (in present-day Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada) of Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland, his cousin's husband. Tanfield was to establish a ...

, his wife's cousin, to be the colony's first

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. Tanfield founded the colony of South Falkland at Renews in 1623. It was still in existence by 1626 but ultimately failed. The settlers are thought to have returned to

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by 1630, and Cary granted much of his land to Sir Henry Salisbury who had been Cary's only known investor.

External links

Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Web Site
English colonization of the Americas History of Newfoundland and Labrador by location Former English colonies 1623 establishments in the British Empire {{Canada-hist-stub

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