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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 ...
February: Riots break out at Roche Bois, a suburb of Port Louis, following the death in police custody of singer Kaya and ethnic riots spread across the island. [37] May: L'Amicale riots erupt in the centre of Port Louis following a soccer match, resulting in 7 deaths, looting and property damage. [38] 2000 AS Port-Louis 2000 (football club ...
Louis Antoine de Bougainville. The settlement was established as a French colony under the name Port Saint Louis in 1764, and within a year reached a population of 75 (most of them Acadians), with three marriages and two births recorded (one of the births was François Benoit in 1764, son of Augustin Benoit and Françoise Thériault – apparently the first ever in the islands' history).
Antonio "El Gaucho" Rivero was a gaucho known for his leading role in the Port Louis Murders of 26 August 1833, in which five prominent members of the settlement of Port Louis on the Falkland Islands were murdered. [1]
Port Louis (French: Port-Louis) is a district of Mauritius, located in the northwest of the island, it is the island nation's smallest district and has the highest population density. The district wholly encompasses Port Louis , the capital of the country.
1.4 Military and Civil Commander of Puerto Luis (Port Louis) 1.5 Military Administrators of the British Settlement of Fort Louis 1.6 Lieutenant Governor of the Falkland Islands at Anson's Harbour
Long Island (French: Isle Brûlée, [1] Spanish: Isla Larga [2]) is the largest island in Berkeley Sound, Falkland Islands.. During the August 1833 events in nearby Port Louis, the surviving members of Louis Vernet's settlement, seeking refuge on the nearby Hog Island to escape the murderous gang of Antonio Rivero, regularly sent their boat to Long Island for food supplies to bring cattle ...