French Polynesia Colonial Records

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French Colonization (1834-today)[edit | edit source]

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. [1]

Record collection Years covered Record type Language Who is in the records


References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "French Polynesia," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Polynesia#History, accessed 10 November 2020.