French Guiana Colonial Records
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French Colonization (1763-1809)
In 1763 a large group of French settlers were sent to establish French Guiana. A Portuguese military effort took French Guiana in 1809. [1]
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Portuguese Colonization (1809-1814)
In 1809 a Portuguese military action took French Guiana and gave it to the Portuguese in Brazil. It was returned to France control in 1814. [2]
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French Colonization (1814-today)
The French received back control of French Guiana from the Portuguese in 1814. French Guiana continues as an overseas department and region of France today. [3]
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References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "History of French Guiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_French_Guiana, accessed 6 November 2020.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Portuguese conquest of French Guiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_conquest_of_French_Guiana, accessed 6 November 2020.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "History of French Guiana," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_French_Guiana, accessed 6 November 2020.