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At the beginning of the 17th century, merchants who were trading with India established warehouses in Port-Louis. They later built additional warehouses across the bay in 1628, at the location which became known as "L'Orient" (the Orient in French). In 1664, during the reign of King Louis XIV, the French East India Company was established at ...
Citadel of Port-Louis. Alain Manesson Mallet : Les travaux de Mars ou l'Art de la Guerre . The Citadel of Port-Louis is a citadel built in the 16th century by the Spaniards, then modified in the 17th century by the Frenchmen in Port-Louis (France) .
1721 - French in power on Isle de France; Noord-Wester Haven (harbor) renamed "Port Louis." [2] 1729 - Hôtel du Gouvernement built. [3] 1735 - Development of Port Louis begins (approximate date). [4] 1749 - Le Réduit (fort) built near Port Louis at Moka. 1772 - Bagne Prison built. [5]
The Chinatown of Mauritius is situated in Port Louis. The Chinatown emerged in a city which is marked by the strong racial segregation of the 18th century. [37]: 133 A small Chinatown was already forming in Port Louis in the mid-1780s, and in the mid-1840s, Port Louis market was dominated by Chinese traders.
The company then erected a chapel, workshops, forges, and offices, leaving Port-Louis permanently. [5] The city's name is derived from Le Soleil d'Orient, the first ship constructed at the site, in 1669. Workers gave the site the name of the ship, which, by contraction, became simply L'Orient and finally Lorient. [6]
Port Louis is a settlement on northeastern East Falkland. It was established by Louis de Bougainville on 5 April 1764 as the first French settlement on the islands, but was then transferred to Spain in 1767 and renamed Puerto Soledad (In Spanish, East Falkland is known as Isla Soledad ).
The skyline of Port Louis, dominated by the Bank of Mauritius Tower. Port Louis is the financial centre of Mauritius, which has established itself as safe and trusted location for conducting business due to its strong democracy, political stability, and multilingual population. Located in Port Louis is the Stock Exchange of Mauritius. Also in ...
Upon returning to France in 1839, Langlois set about founding a company with the help of several financial backers, the eventual aim of which was to claim the entirety of the South Island for France. [1] Government support was obtained in December of the same year via King Louis-Philippe to transport 80 settlers to Port Louis-Philippe (now Akaroa).