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Timeline of Mauritius (Isle of France) and La Reunion (Bourbon Island) Dates

1502. The first historical evidence of the existence of an island now known as Mauritius is on a map produced by the Italian cartographer Alberto Cantino in 1502.
1507-1513. It is sure that Mauritius was visited by the Portuguese between 1507 and 1513. The Portuguese took no interest in this isolated island, however.
1511. The Portuguese sailor Domingo Fernandez Pereira was probably the first European to land on the Mauritius Island at around 1511. The island appears with a Portuguese name `Cirne' on early Portuguese maps, probably because of the presence of the Dodo, a flightless bird which was found in great numbers at that time.
1512. The archipelago, comprised of Mauritius, Rodrigues, and Réunion was christened the Mascarenes by Portuguese navigator Pedro de Mascarenhas, following its European discovery in 1512. LA REUNION:
1598-1710. The Dutch Occupation of Mauritius.
In 1598, a Dutch squadron, under the orders of Admiral Wybrand Van Warwyck, landed at Grand Port and named the island "Mauritius", in honour of Prince Maurice Van Nassau, "Stathouder" of Holland. In 1598, a Dutch expedition consisting of eight ships set sail from the port of Texel (Netherlands) under the orders of admiralsJacob Cornelisz van Neck and Wybrand van Warwijck towards the Indian subcontinent. The eight ships ran into foul weather after passing the Cape of Good Hope and were separated. Three found their way to the northeast of Madagascar while the remaining five regrouped and sailed in a southeasterly direction. On 17 September, the five ships under the orders of Admiral Van Warwyck came into view of the island. On 20 September, they entered a sheltered bay which they gave the name of "Port de Warwick" (present name is "Grand Port"). They landed and decided to name the island "Prins Maurits van Nassaueiland", after Prince Maurits (Latin version: Mauritius) of the House of Nassau, the stadtholder of Holland, but also after the main vessel of the fleet which was called "Mauritius". From those days, only the name Mauritius has remained. On 2 October, the ships took to the sea again towards Bantam.1598; It was already frequented by Dutch ships from 1598 onwards, but only ; Mauritus is an island right next to Reunion, which is due East of Madagascar.
1598. Mauritius is the first recorded mention of the Dodo bird was by Dutch sailors in 1598.

1606. In 1606, two expeditions came for the first time to what would later become Port-Louis in the northwest part of the island. The expedition, consisting of eleven ships and 1,357 men under the orders of Admiral Corneille came into the bay, which they named “Rade des Tortues” (literally meaning Harbor of the Tortoises) because of the great number of terrestrial tortoises they found there.
From that date, Dutch sailors shifted their choice to “Rade des Tortues” as harbor. MAURITIUS
1615. In 1615, the shipwrecking and death of governor Pieter Both, who was coming back from India with four richly laden ships in the bay, caused the route to be considered as cursed by Dutch sailors and they tried to avoid it as much as possible. In the meantime, the British and the Danes were beginning to make incursions into the Indian Ocean. Those who landed on the island freely cut and took with them the precious heartwood of the ebony trees, then found in profusion all over the island.MAURITIUS
1638-1710 Dutch East India Company Occupation. Mauritius was an official settlement of the Dutch East India Company on the island of Mauritius between 1638 and 1710, and used a refreshing station for passing ships. settled in 1638, to prevent the French and the British from settling on the island
1638. In 1638, Cornelius Gooyer established the first permanent Dutch settlement in Mauritius with a garrison of twenty-five. He thus became the first governor of the island. It was from here that the famous Dutch navigator Tasman set out to discover the western part of Australia. The first Dutch settlement lasted only twenty years.
1639. In 1639, thirty more men came to reinforce the Dutch colony, Mauritius. Gooyer was instructed to develop the commercial potential of the island, but he did nothing of the sort, so he was recalled. His successor was Adriaan van der Stel who began the development in earnest, developing the export ofebony wood. For the purpose, Van der Stel brought 105 Malagasy slaves to the island. Within the first week, about sixty slaves were able to run away into the forests; only about twenty of them were eventually recaptured. MAURITIUS;
The 1642-2014 French Occupation of La Reunion:
1642 the French settled the island when La Compagnie des Indes Orientales (the French East India Company) sent its ship, the St-Louis, and the King of France named it ile Bourbon. At the end of the seventeenth century, the population could be divided into white French landowners and African and Malagasy slaves. LA REUNION:
1643. The French in 1643 at La Reunion (then called Mascarin) was devoid of inhabitants. The French sent twelve convicts into exile there.
In 1644, the islanders were faced with many months of hardships, due to delayed shipment of supplies, bad harvests and cyclones. During those months, the colonists could only rely on themselves by fishing and hunting. Nonetheless, Van der Stel secured the shipment of 95 more slaves from Madagascar, before being transferred to Ceylon. MAURITIUS;
1645. His replacement was Jacob van der Meersch. In 1645, the latter brought in 108 more Malagasy slaves. Van der Meersch left Mauritius in September 1648 and was replaced by Reinier Por.MAURITIUS;
1649. In 1649 they officially claimed the island in the name of the king and named it Bourbon . LA REUNION
In 1652, more hardships befell the colonists, masters and slaves alike. The population was then about a hundred people. The continuing hardships affected the commercial potential of the island and a pullout was ordered in 1657. MAURITIUS;
1658. On 16 July 1658, almost all the inhabitants left the island, except for a ship’s boy and two slaves who had taken shelter in the forests.Thus the first attempt at colonization by the Dutch ended badly.MAURITIUS;
1662. The last widely accepted sighting of a dodo was in 1662. human involvement in the disappearance of entire species. The dodo achieved widespread recognition from its role in the story of Alice in Wonderland, extinction and obsolescence. It is frequently used as a mascot on Mauritius."dead as a dodo," which has come to mean unquestionably dead or obsolete. Similarly, the phrase "to go the way of the dodo" means to become extinct or obsolete, to fall out of common usage or practice, or to become a thing of the past.
In 1664, a second attempt was made, but this one also ended badly as the men chosen for the job abandoned their sick commander, Van Niewland, without proper treatment, and the latter eventually died.MAURITIUS;
1665. Colonization started in 1665, when the French East India Company sent the first twenty settlers. LA REUNION
1666.one description of the Indian Ocean outcrop in 1666, a few years after the French had taken possession and had named it after their own royal family.LA REUNION
From 1666 to 1669, Dirk Jansz Smient administered the new colony at Grand Port, with the cutting down and export of Ebony trees as the main activity. When Dirk Jansz Smient left, he was replaced by George Frederik Wreeden. The latter died in 1672, drowned with five other colonists during a reconnaissance expedition. His replacement would be Hubert Hugo. The later was a man of vision and wanted to make the island into an agricultural colony. His vision was not shared by his superiors, and eventually he could not fully develop his vision.MAURITIUS;
1681, July 12. Marie Royer (1681-1741), Elisabeth Buisson's mother, was born in St. Paul, La Reunion. (Blanchet ancestor)
1681. Marie Royer (1681-1741) was born July 12, 1681 in St. Paul, La Reunion.
1685, Indian Ocean pirates began using Ile Bourbon as a trading base. LA REUNION:
1688. In 1688 the last three Dodos were captured. The dodo (Raphus cucullatus) is an extinct flightless bird that was endemic to the island of Mauritius, east of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Its closest genetic relative was the also extinct Rodrigues solitaire, the two forming the subfamily Raphinae of the family ofpigeons and doves. The closest living relative of the dodo is the Nicobar pigeon. It is presumed that the dodo became flightless because of the ready availability of abundant food sources and a relative absence of predators on Mauritius.
1691. Marie “Thérèse” Duhal (1691-1781) marries Andre Raux (1671-1749), a Frenchman, just east of Madagascar, on an island called La Reunion. Marie “Thérèse” Duhal is born March 14, 1691, and dies February 6, 1781, both at Saint-Paul, La Reunion, which is a French colony, just east of Madagascar. Marie “Thérèse” Duhal is the 5th great grand mother of Betty Blanchet's husband, George Henry Leo Blanchet of Warsaw, Kentucky. LA REUNION; 1691... Robert Duhal (1658-1714) was born on Mauritius (Isle of France), while his daughter Marie Therese Duhal was born on Saint-Paul, La Reunion. 1691, March 14. Marie Therese Duhal is born at Saint-Paul, La Reunion. (Blanchet ancestor)
1692. Issac Johannes Lamotius became the new governor when Hugo left in 1677. Lamotius governed until 1692, when he was deported to Batavia for judgment for persecuting a colonist whose wife had refused his courtship.mauritius
1692; 1677-1692; Issac Johannes Lamotius; became the new governor when Hugo left in 1677. Lamotius governed until 1692, when he was deported to Batavia for judgment for persecuting a colonist whose wife had refused his courtship. MAURITIUS; MAURITIUS; 1692 a new governor, Roelof Deodati, was appointed. Even if he tried to develop the island, Deodati faced many problems, like cyclones, pest infestations, cattle illnesses and droughts. The latter fared no better and eventually became the last Dutch governor of the island for that period. A new governor, Roelof Diodati, was then appointed in 1692. Diodati faced many problems in his attempts to develop the island, such as cyclones, pest infestations, cattle illnesses, and droughts. Discouraged, Deodati eventually gave up and his replacement would be Abraham Momber Van de Velde. MAURITIUS;
1695. Isaac Johannes Lamotius (bapt. 29 May 1646, Beverwijk - 1718)[1] or (1653–1710)was governor of Mauritius from 1677 to 1692. Lamotius was interested in arts and knowledge and became an ichtyologist; he made 250 drawings of fishes which are kept in Paris. Some say his fifteen years of command saw the island descend into despotism and immorality was rife. When people complained in 1692, Lamotius and his second man were shipped to Batavia and tried in 1695, sentenced for private trade. He was banished for six years to the island of Rosengain, being chained on the most eastern of the Banda Islands. MAURITIUS;

1701, November 30. St. Denis, La Reunion. 23 year old Pierre Boisson (1678-1736) marries Marie Royer (1681-1741). (Blanchet ancestor); 1701, November 30. 23 year old Pierre Boisson (1678-1736) marries Marie Royer (1681-1741) at St. Denis, La Reunion, a French colony in Indian Ocean, off coast of Madagascar, Afrika on November 30, 1701.
1707, June 14. Marie “Thérèse” Duhal (1691-1781) marries Andre Raux (1671-1749), a Frenchman, just east of Madagascar, on an island called La Reunion.(Blanchet ancestor)
1708-1726. Marie “Thérèse” Duhal and Andre Raux I birth Pierre Raux (1713-1794). Actually Andre Raux I and Marie “Therese” Duhal pump out 8 more Raux children. All of these children were born on La Reunion, Madagascar: 1- Nicholas Raux (1708- ); 2- Andre Raux II (1710-1729), who dies when he's 19 years old; 3- Pierre Raux (1713-1794); 4- Marie Raux (1715-1784); 5- Therese Raux (1720-1755); 6- Jean Raux (1722-1781); 7- Genevieve Raux (1724-1810); and 8- Jeanne Raux (1726-1785). We know where Pierre Raux went to, but we don't know where the other 7 Raux children went. This is one of the great Raux family mysteries.
1710. Last year of Dutch control. Several attempts were subsequently made, but the settlements never developed enough to produce dividends and the Dutch finally left Mauritius in 1710. They are remembered for the introduction of sugar-cane, domestic animals and deer. 1710. Thus the Dutch definitely abandoned the island in 1710.MAURITIUS; 1710. Discouraged, Diodati eventually gave up and his replacement would be Abraham Momber van de Velde. The latter fared no better, but remained the last Dutch governor of the island until it was abandoned in 1710. Slaves were not particularly well-treated by the colonists, and revolts or the act of organizing one were severely repressed and punished. Some punishments consisted of amputation of various parts of the body and exposure in the open air for a day as example to others, eventually culminating in condemned slaves’ execution at sunset.slaves were severely punished in case of lazy working cases vMAURITIUS;
1713, July 29. Pierre Raux (1713-1794) is born in Saint-Paul, La Reunion. (Blanchet ancestor)
1714, May 20. Robert Duhal (1658-1714), a Frenchman, dies in Isle of France, Indian Ocean; b. April 4, 1658, Cotes Du Nord, Cotes d'Armor, Bretagne, France. (Blanchet ancestor).
The 1715-1810 French Occupation of Mauritius (Isle of France).
1715. French Take Over. Abandoned by the Dutch, the island became a French colony when, in September 1715, Guillaume Dufresne D'Arsel landed and took possession of this precious port of call on the route to India. He named the island "Isle de France", but it was only in 1721 that the French started their occupation.MAURITIUS;
1715-1767 French East India Trading Company Occupation of La Reunion.
1715. After 1715, settlers produced coffee and spices, which ultimately were replaced by sugarcane. LA REUNION/LA REUNION As of 1715, the East India Trading Company took over the responsibility of running the island and, up until 1767LA REUNION, organized coffee bean cultivation, a produce which required a very large workforce. A social system of slavery was put in place and the coffee plantations covered most of the island’s hillsides, right up to the beginning of the 19th century. Clover and nutmeg trees were also introduced successfully. Until 1715, the French East India Company was content to provide only for its own needs and those of passing ships, but then coffee was introduced, and between 1715 and 1730 it became the island's main cash crop and as a result the economy changed dramatically. The French enslaved Africans to do the intensive labor required for coffee cultivation. During this period, grains, spices and cotton were also brought in as cash crops.

1715 – 1735, La Reunion Dominated Mauritius; Isle de France was administered from Île Bourbon, now known as La Reunion;

1715, September. Abandoned by the Dutch, the island became a French colony when, in September 1715,Guillaume Dufresne d'Arsel landed and took possession of this port of call on the route to India. He named the island "Isle de France", but 1715, September. After the Dutch abandoned Mauritius, the island became a French colony in September 1715 when Guillaume Dufresne d'Arsellanded and took possession of it, naming the island Isle de France. The French government turned over the administration of Mauritius to the French East India Company, but the island remained bereft of Europeans until 1721. MAURITIUS;
1721-1767 The French East India Company Occupation of Mauritius (Isle of France). According to Lougnon, 156 ships called at Mauritius between 1721 and 1735, prior to the arrival of Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais, most of them being Company ships. Slave traders brought a total of 650 slaves to Mauritius from Madagascar,MozambiqueIndia and West Africa.From then on, the island’s "Port de Warwick" was used by the Dutch as a stopover after long months at sea. The Dutch provided the name for the country and for many regions over the whole island. Some examples include the "Pieter Both" mountain, the "Vandermeersh" region nearRose-Hill as well as many other names. They also introduced sugar cane plants from Java. Less admirable was the decimation by the Dutch of the local dodo and giant tortoise population for food, also aided by the introduction of competing species and pests. Large swaths of forests were cut for ebony bark exploitation.The foundations of Fort Frederik Hendrik remain preserved on the island.
1722. Elisabeth Buisson (1722-1801) is born from parents Pierre Boisson (1678-1736) and Marie Royer (1681-1741) in 1722 at St. Denis, La Reunion. (Blanchet ancestor)
1726. By 1726, the company had made land grants to colonists, soldiers and workers. The grants' covenants specified that recipients of the grants who could not cultivate their land for a period of 3 years would lose them. Each colonist was given 20 slaves and in return had to pay yearly one tenth of their production to the French East India Company. The attempt to develop agriculture resulted in an increasing demand for labour.MAURITIUS;
1735, with the arrival of the French governor, Mahé de La Bourdonnais, that "Isle de France" started developing effectively. Mahé de La Bourdonnais established Port Louis as a naval base and a shipbuilding centre. Under his governorship, numerous buildings were built, a number of which still stand today: part of Government House, the Chateau de Mon Plaisir at Pamplemoussesand the Line Barracks. The island was under the administration of the French East India Company which maintained its presence until 1767.
1735. The arrival of the most illustrious of French governor, Mahé de La Bourdonnais; the "Isle de France" started developing effectively. Mahé de La Bourdonnais established Port Louis as a naval base and a ship-building centre. Under his governorship, numerous buildings were built, a number of which are still standing today - part of Government House, the Chateau de Mon Plaisir at Pamplemousses, the Line Barracks. The island was under the administration of the French East India Company which maintained its presence until 1767.
1736, September 24. Pierre Boisson then dies at St. Paul, Reunion. (Blanchet ancestor); 1736, September 24. Pierre Boisson then dies at St. Paul, Reunion on September 24, 1736. Pierre Boisson and Marie Royer give birth to Elizabeth Buisson (1722-1801) in 1722, 21 years after they were married, at St. Denis, La Reunion...
1740. Pierre Raux and Marie Maunier (1720-1749) birth Andres Antoine Raux III (1740-1824).(Blanchet ancestor)1740.Pierre Raux and Marie Maunier (1720-1749) birth Andres Antoine Raux III (1740-1824). Andres Antoine Raux III is significant because he's reported to have died in La Savanne, Mauritius, which is an island right next door to La Reunion. La Reunion and Mauritius islands are closer to each other than any other land mass on the planet, including Madagascar, and Africa.
1740, March 3. Andres Antoine Raux III (1740-1824) is born at Saint-Paul, La Reunion. (Blanchet ancestor)
1741, December 8. Marie Royer (1681-1741) dies in St. Denis, La Reunion. (Blanchet ancestor); 1741. Marie Royer (1681-1741) dies on December 8, 1741 in St. Denis, La Reunion.
1742. Elisabeth Buisson marries Jacques CDL Rousseliere in St. Denis, La Reunion in 1742 when she's 20 years old,(Blanchet ancestor); 1742. Jacques Ciette de la Rousseliere (1713- ) marries Elisabeth Buisson in 1742 (she's 20; he's 29) at St. Denis, La Reunion. (Blanchet ancestor)
1762. Madeleine Ciette de la Rousseliere (1762-1818) was born on the Isle de France, which is also called the same thing as Mauritius. Madeleine Ciette de la Rousseliere (1762-1818) was created by a man named Jacques Ciette de la Rousseliere (1713-1772) and a woman named Elisabeth Buisson (1722-1801). (Blanchet ancestor).
1764. LA REUNION: As a result of poor management and the rivalry between France and Britain during the 18th century, as well as the collapse of the French East India Company, the government of the island passed directly to the French crown in 1764. After the French Revolution, it came under the jurisdiction of the Colonial Assembly. In the late 18th century, there were a number of slave revolts and those who managed to escape made their way to the interior. They organized themselves into villages run by democratically elected chiefs, and fought to preserve their independence from colonial authorities.
1767. French East India Company leaves Mauritius. 1715-1810 French Occupation Continues; From 1767 to 1810, the island was in charge of officials appointed by the French Government.
1777-1793. Andres Antoine Raux III, who dies in La Savanne, Mauritius, marries Madeleine Ciette de la Rousseliere (1762-1818), and births 5 children with her: 1- Felicitie Marie Elisabeth Raux (1777-1859); 2- Louise Francoise Josephine Raux (1779-1813); 3- Adele Victorie Benoite Raux (1787-1871); 4- Victor Jean Andre Raux (1789-1877), and; 5- Henriette Dephine Raux (1793-1877). (Blanchet ancestor)
1781, February 6. Marie Therese Duhal dies at Saint-Paul, La Reunion. (Blanchet ancestor)
In 1792, France renamed the island La Reunion.The labor force needed on the sugarcane plantations was supplied by slaves from Mozambique and Madagascar. At the end of the seventeenth century, the population could be divided into white French landowners and African and Malagasy slaves. A great number of white settlers arrived too late to gain access to the land and, excluded from the plantation system, retired in the highlands, where they constituted a poor white population ( Petits blancs).
1793. During the French Revolution, the French Aristocratic Plantation Royalists set up a government virtually independent of France.MAURITIUS;
1793, September 5. Henriette Dephine Raux was born on Mauritius (Isle of France). (Blanchet ancestor); 1793. Henriette Dephine Raux (1793-1877) was born on the Isle of France (Mauritius) on September 5, 1793. 1793. Mauritius. Henriette Dephine Raux (1793-1877) was born on the Isle of France (Mauritius) on September 5, 1793. (Blanchet ancestor)
1794. La Reunion is Named. The name of Reunion was adopted for the first time, in reference to a coming-together of the States General forces following the revolution.

1801, September 11. Elisabeth Buisson dies in Port Louis, Indian Ocean, Mauritius (Isle of France).(Blanchet ancestor)
1803. Bonaparte Island takes La Reunion's place as name.
1806. In 1806 the Governor General, Charles Mathieu Isidore Decaen, created the city of Mahébourg, named in honour of Mahé de La Bourdonnais. It was originally known as Bourg Mahé. From that year until 1810, the island was in charge of officials appointed by the French Government, MAURITIUS;
1810 The coffee plantations were destroyed by cyclones very early in the 19th century, and in 1810, during the Napoleonic Wars, Bonaparte lost the island to the British. LA REUNION:
1810. The British Occupation. During the Napoleonic wars, the "Isle de France" MAURITIUS had become a base from which French corsairs organized successful raids on British commercial ships. The raids continued until 1810 when a strong British expedition was sent to capture the island. 1810. British take Mauritius from French. During the Napoleonic wars, the "Isle de France" had become a base from which French corsairs organised successful raids on British commercial ships. The raids continued until 1810 when a strong British expedition was sent to capture the island. A preliminary attack was foiled at Grand Port in August 1810, but the main attack launched in December of the same year from Rodrigues, which had been captured a year earlier, was successful. The British landed in large numbers in the north of the island and rapidly overpowered the French, who capitulated.
1810, August. A preliminary attack was foiled at Grand Port in August 1810, but the main attack launched in December of the same year from Rodrigues, which had been captured during the same year, was successful. Rodrigues was before visited for only fresh water and food by the British In 1809. The British landed in large numbers in the north of the island and rapidly overpowered the French, who capitulated. By the Treaty of Paris in 1814, the "Isle de France" which was renamed Mauritius was ceded to Great Britain, together with Rodrigues and the Seychelles. In the act of capitulation, the British guaranteed that they would respect the languages, the customs, the laws and the traditions of the inhabitants.
1811, November 12. Henriette Dephine Raux (1793-1877) was married on November 12, 1811 in New York to the man, myth, and legend, Hyacinthe Nicholas Durest Blanchet I.(Blanchet ancestor)
1813. Louise Francoise (1779-1813) dies at 34 years of age. Madeleine Ciette de la Rousseliere was born (1762). MAURITIUS; (Blanchet ancestor)
1814. By the Treaty of Paris in 1814, the "Isle de France" which regained its former name `Mauritius' was ceded definitely to Great Britain, together with its dependencies which included Rodrigues and the Seychelles.1814. Bonaparte Island loses out to Bourbon Island, as La Reunion's name changes once again in 1814 after five years of British rule.
1815. Single-crop farmingLA REUNIONA real industrial revolution kicked off in 1815 with the beginnings of Sugar Cane cultivation, and this soon ousted Coffee production around the coastal areas. The sugar industry managed to pass the tests of time and remains today the agricultural pillar of island economy. In St Leu, the Stella Matutina Museumtraces Reunion’s agro-industrial history in all its glory.
1819. The vanilla industry, introduced in 1819, also grew rapidly. LA REUNION;
1819. A great number of white settlers arrived on Rodrigues, Mauritius and the Seychelles. Under British rule, sugar cane was introduced to La Réunion and quickly supplanted food production as the primary crop. During this period, the Desbassyns brothers rose to success as the island's foremost sugar barons. 1819. The vanilla industry, introduced in 1819, also grew rapidly.
1819. Victor Jean (1789-1819) was only 30 years old upon his death, and Madeleine Ciette de la Rousseliere was born (1762). MAURITIUS; (Blanchet ancestor)
1824. Andres Antoine Raux III (1740-1824), Henriette Dephine Raux's father, dies in La Savanne, Mauritius in 1824. (Blanchet ancestor)
1824.Pierre Raux and Marie Maunier (1720-1749) birth Andres Antoine Raux III (1740-1824). Andres Antoine Raux III is significant because he's reported to have died in La Savanne, Mauritius, which is an island right next door to La Reunion. La Reunion and Mauritius islands are closer to each other than any other land mass on the planet, including Madagascar, and Africa.
1841. In 1841, a young slave by the name of Edmond Albius, invented a process of artificial insemination of the vanilla plant. Bourbon vanilla soon became the very best in the world. This production still exists today, and you can visit either private plantations or public cooperatives in the east or alternatively taste it first-hand in the restaurants which make vanilla their speciality. LA REUNION.
1848. Finally in 1848, the name changed back to Reunion Island for the last time.In 1848, slavery was abolished. Former slaves and slave owners found it difficult to work in harmony, and labour was sought after overseas. Many of the workers "drafted" in large numbers from India would end up staying in Reunion. 1848. A great number of white settlers arrived too late to gain access to the land and, excluded from the plantation system, retreated to the highlands, where they constituted a poor white population ("Petits blancs" or "Yabs" ). The abolition of slavery in 1848 led white landowners to recruit indentured laborers for their plantations, particularly Tamils. Their conditions were often no better than the slaves that proceeded them. Most Tamils stayed at the end of their five-year contracts and continued to work for the white landowners. At the turn of the century, some Chinese and Muslim Gujaratis arrived on Reunion to sell food and textiles.The abolition of slavery in 1848 led white landowners to recruit indentured laborers for their plantations, particularly Tamils. Most Tamils stayed at the end of their five-year contracts and continued to work for the white landowners. At the turn of the century, some Chinese and Muslim Gujaratis arrived...Guiana, unaffected by unrest, did not free her slaves until August 10. On Réunion emancipation occurred only on December 20. Still, by the end of 1848, the year of revolution had brought liberty to all French colonial slaves.
1870. Golden Age of LA REUNION Dies: The golden age of trade and development in Réunion lasted until 1870, when competition from Cuba and the European sugar beet industry, combined with the opening of the Suez Canal, resulted in an economic slump. Shipping decreased, the sugar industry declined and land and capital were further concentrated in the hands of a small French elite.
1895. France colonizes Madagascar in 1895. Reunion was left by the wayside, living in the shadow of its imposing neighbor.

1946. In 1946, when the island became an Overseas Department of France, Reunion began to benefit from considerable public investment. This continued progressively and explains the island’s modern and developed infrastructure today. Reunion is also a region of the European Union in itself, even though Brussels is 10,000 km away... The main economic activities today include farming, fishing, conversion industries, commerce, information technology and communications, audio-visual and tourism.
1968. Mauritius, aka, Isle of France, has been was successively colonized by the Dutch, French, and the British, before becoming Independent in 1968.


2010, November 18. Frederik Hendrik Museum was opened by Ad Koekkoek, ambassador of the Netherlands in Tanzania, and Mookhesswur Choonee, Minister of Culture of Mauritius; In other notes, if you're walking down the wrong road, it's never too late to turn back. Anyways... proceeding...  

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