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The term varies in meaning by its usage and frame of reference. It is not used much in France, unless the speaker wants to refer to every French dependency in the Caribbean region. The term's more ambiguous than the term "French West Indies", which refers specifically to the islands that are
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and creating the creole identity; Spanish, French, and Patois were the languages spoken. Trinidad's population jumped from just under 1,400 in 1777, to over 15,000 by the end of 1789. In 1797, Trinidad became a British crown colony, with a French-speaking population.
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had little interest in colonial affairs, and the company languished. In 1651 it dissolved itself, selling its exploitation rights to various parties. The du Paquet family bought Martinique, Grenada, and Saint Lucia for 60,000 livres. The sieur
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to migrate to Trinidad. The Spanish gave many incentives to lure settlers to the island, including exemption from taxes for ten years and land grants in accordance to the terms set out in the Cedula. This exodus was also encouraged by the
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as an official language while Antillean creole is spoken as a secondary language and is well maintained due to its location between the French-speaking departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique.
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received a twenty-year extension of its charter. The King would name the Governor General of the company, and the company the Governors of the various islands. By the late 1640s, in France
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language developed. France formally ceded possession of Dominica to Great Britain in 1763. Great Britain established a small colony on the island in 1805. As a result, Dominicans speak
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built to protect the city against enemy attacks. From Fort Royal, Martinique, Du Parquet proceeded south in search for new territories and established the first settlement in
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are Guadeloupe and Martinique. Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy, formerly attached to the department of Guadeloupe, have held separate status as
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in Spanish), 3 November 1493. In the hundred years after Columbus's landing, Dominica remained isolated. At the time it was inhabited by the
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language is spoken, whereas in others the language is nearing extinction; specific words and expressions may vary among the islands.
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in 1649. Despite the long history of British rule, Grenada's French heritage is still evidenced by the number of French
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king Charles III, on 4 November 1783, allowing French planters with their slaves, free coloreds and mulattos from the
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in 1635. Belain sailed to the Caribbean in 1625, hoping to establish a French settlement on the island of
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The French permanently settled on Martinique and Guadeloupe after being kicked off
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to establish French colonies in the region. Richelieu became a shareholder in the
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named the island after the day of the week on which he spotted it, a Sunday (
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in 1643, and headed an expedition which established a French settlement in
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Overseas collectivity, detached from Guadeloupe on 22 February 2007.
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territories that were formerly part of the French West Indies
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Location of the modern territories of the French West Indies
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In addition, some of the islands of the present and former
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France and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History
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After six months on Martinique, d'Esnambuc returned to
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1946 disestablishments in the French colonial empire
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Location of the modern territories of the French West Indies
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Overseas departments
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14°40′55″N 61°1′50″W / 14.68194°N 61.03056°W / 14.68194; -61.03056
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Armand Joseph Bruat
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