Francois Simars de Bellisle (1695-1763) was a Frenchman who was shipwrecked on the Bolivar Peninsula, near present-day Galveston, Texas, in 1722. He had been sailing for New Orleans.
François Simars de Bellisle (1695-1763), a French navigator, encountered a maritime disaster off the coast of present-day Galveston, Texas, during his journey to New Orleans in 1722.