Editing Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore (section)

==Baltimore's colony in Newfoundland==

Lord Baltimore's family also had title to [[Ferryland]] and the [[Province of Avalon]] in [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]]. [[George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore]] administered the colony between 1629 and 1632, when he left for the [[Colony of Virginia]] and later visited the northern reaches along the [[Chesapeake Bay]] (which included the future Maryland). In 1637, however, [[Sir David Kirke]] acquired a charter giving Cecil the title to the entire island of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]], superseding the charter granted to his father George. The 2nd Lord Baltimore fought against the new Charter. Although, in 1661, he gained official recognition of the old Charter of Avalon, he never attempted to retake the Avalon colony. Sir George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, cited the huge expense of fighting the French privateer de la Rade as one of the reasons for abandoning the Colony of Avalon in 1629.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nationaltrustcanada.ca/online-stories/the-colony-of-avalon-shares-stories-of-canada-from-long-before-the-country-we-now-know-existed | title=The Colony of Avalon Shares Stories of Canada from Before the Country We Now Know Existed |first1=Sonja |last1=Kruitwagen |date=1 May 2020 |website=National Trust for Canada }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/exploration/war-and-settlement.php | title=The Effects of War on Early Settlement |website=Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/exploration/calvert-avalon-colony.php | title=Sir George Calvert and the Colony of Avalon  |website=Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage  }}</ref>