- Source: List of colonial and departmental heads of Marie-Galante
Marie-Galante is an island in the Leeward Islands. From 1648 to 1749 Marie-Galante was administered by a French governor or royal lieutenant, who often reported to the governor of nearby Guadeloupe, or by the governor of Guadeloupe directly.
Origins
The island was discovered by Christopher Columbus on 3 November 1493, and claimed for Spain with the name Santa Maria la Galante.
On 8 November 1648 France incorporated the island into the Guadeloupe administration.
Jacques de Boisseret leased the island from the king of France from 4 September 1649 to 1643.
His widow abandoned her claim in 1660.
Administrators
The administrators of Marie-Galante were:
The island was occupied by the British in 1794, and after this no longer had an independent administrator
See also
List of colonial and departmental heads of Guadeloupe
List of governors general of the French Antilles
Notes
Sources
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- List of colonial and departmental heads of Marie-Galante
- Corps of Colonial Marines
- Guadeloupe
- Index of Guadeloupe-related articles
- French West Indies
- Îles des Saintes
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- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area (all)
