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France 1635, Great Britain 1762, France 1763.^[1]

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↑ Christina K. Schaefer, Genealogcial Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas: a Complete Digest of the Records of All the Countries of the Western Hemisphere (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1998), 127. WorldCat 39622039; FHL Ref Book 929.11812 D26s.

[Schaefer-1] Christina K. Schaefer, Genealogcial Encyclopedia of the Colonial Americas: a Complete Digest of the Records of All the Countries of the Western Hemisphere (Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing, 1998), 127. WorldCat 39622039; FHL Ref Book 929.11812 D26s.

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-==History==
-During the period of European exploration and colonization, Martinique was first discovered by the Spanish.  However the French rapidly entered and took control.
-Martinique was first controlled by France 1635, then, for a very short time by Great Britain 1762, with France recovering the territory in 1763.
-Except for three short periods of British occupation, Martinique has been a French possession since 1635.  Most of the Carib Indians were killed, and the rest were gradually absorbed into the population. Martinique became semi-autonomous under a high commissioner until 1943, when the Free French took over. In 1946 its status was changed to an Overseas Department.
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-[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinique]
-==Timeline==
--  Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc, landed in the harbor of St. Pierre with 150 French settlers, and established the first European settlement at Fort Saint-Pierre<br>
-- 1688 The French crown used Martinique as a dumping ground for mainland Huguenots who refused to reconvert to Catholicism. Over 1,000 Huguenots were transported to Martinique during this period<br>
-- 1815 Britain controlled the island for most of the time, when it was traded back to France at the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars<br>
-- The French government ended slavery in the French West Indies<br>
-- Mont Pelée erupted and completely destroyed St. Pierre, killing 30,000 people<br>
-, the French National Assembly voted unanimously to transform the colony into an Overseas Department of France. In 1974, it became simply a Department<br>
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