French Catholic missionaries arrived in 1834. Tahiti and Tahuata were declared a French protectorate in 1834. The islands of French Polynesia became a colony of France in 1888. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "French Polynesia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Polynesia#History, accessed 10 November 2020.</ref> | French Catholic missionaries arrived in 1834. Tahiti and Tahuata were declared a French protectorate in 1834. The islands of French Polynesia became a colony of France in 1888. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "French Polynesia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Polynesia#History, accessed 10 November 2020.</ref> |