«Mystère La Pérouse» Born in Nantes (France) in 1944, Alain CONAN was the founder of “Association Salomon” (1981). The purpose of the Association was to attempt to elucidate the fate of the vessels led by Jean-François de Galaup, Comte de La Pérouse. The La Pérouse expedition, under orders from king Louis XVI, left Brest in […]
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A little background At the beginning of 1772, Lapérouse left for the Isle of France with his protector Arsac de Ternay who had just been appointed commander general.From there, in April 1773, he undertook a long expedition in the Indian seas.He returned to Isle de France in March 1774 and returned to France in May
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On April 20, 2022, a new visit to the Lapérouse Museum was led by the Lapérouse Association. The visit was galvanized by the Ambassador N°186, for groups of families coming from Loire Atlantique, Hautes Alpes and Gers. The ALAF, continues to bring Jean-François de Lapérouse to life by enthusiastically welcoming visitors of all ages and
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In 1782, Lapérouse was ordered to undertake a secret mission, which he had helped prepare: to destroy, with a fleet of three ships under his command, the English forts of York and Prince of Wales in Hudson Bay, which protected fur trading posts. Lapérouse, commanding for the first time the vessel Le Sceptre, was accompanied
Jean-François de Galaup embarked in March 1757 on the Célèbre in the squadron commanded by Count Dubois de La Motte and sent to the rescue of Louisbourg, on Île Royale. He escaped the terrible epidemic that ravaged the ships and the city of Brest where he returned on November 12, 1757. On February 22, 1758,
Marc Onetto, member of the Lapérouse Alaska Association and of the Lapérouse France Association, informs us of the progress made on the project to repair the Lapérouse monument in Hawaii. The objective is to better protect the monument, reinforce its visibility and its educational value. Renovation La Pérouse monument Maui Marc was able to involve
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Once his studies were completed, peace had returned to France, and jobs in the Navy were scarce. Lapérouse sailed the French Atlantic coast carrying timber between Bayonne and the shipyards of Rochefort and Brest, thus participating in the reconstruction of the French fleet after the war. In 1772, the Chevalier de Ternay was appointed Governor
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On this first day of April, the kindergarten classes of the Florentin School were guided by the Lapérouse Association to discover the Lapérouse Museum.The children as well as their teachers warmly thanked us for this “exciting” moment.Touched, the ALAF responded:In these times of conflicts and egoisms, which lead to barbarities that we would not like
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2022 marks the 250th anniversary of the first French visit to Australian shores. This exhibition explores the people who led those voyages and their achievements and legacies. You might encounter one or two surprising anecdotes along the way! French Explorers – Voyages to Australia introduces some of the great 18th century French adventurers who visited
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Lapérouse was born under the name of Jean-François de Galaup, on August 23, 1741, at the Château du Gô, about four kilometers from the center of Albi, near Lescure d’Albigois. His father, Victor-Joseph de Galaup, was consul of the city of Albi, and came from a family that had become noble, with the title of
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