World History
History of Wallis and Futuna. This is a brief history of this Oceania island territory. No, I had never heard of it either...
From the site:
Although discovered by the Dutch and the British in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842.
The 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica wrote, "It was placed under the French protectorate on the 5th of April 1887, and connected for administrative purposes with New Caledonia by decree of the 27th of November 1888. There is a French Resident in the islands, which are connected by a regular service with Noumea, New Caledonia. The principalislands are Uvea, of volcanic formation and surrounded with coral, and Nukuatea. The islands were discovered by Samuel Wallis in 1767, and it was a missionary, Father Bataillon; who in 1837 first brought the influence of France to bear on the natives. These, about 4500 in number, are of Polynesian race, gentle and industrious. The tradeof the islands is mainly with Samoa, whence cottons and iron goods are imported, and to which copra and roots are exported. The Horne Islands (Fotuna and Alofa), S.W. of the Wallis Islands, were discovered by Jacob Lemaire and Willem Cornelis Schouten in 1616, and placed under the French protectorate by decree of the 16th of February."
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- History Of Seychelles
History of Seychelles. This is a brief overview to the history of the African island nation of the Seychelles. Wikipedia notes, "The Republic of Seychelles (say-SHELLS or say-SHELL) (Creole: Repiblik Sesel) is a nation of islands in the Indian Ocean,...
- History Of Turks And Caicos Islands
History of Turks and Caicos Islands. This is a history of this small island group located in the Caribbean. The Turks and Caicos Islands are situated over 575 miles southeast of Miami, Florida and 39 miles south east of Mayaguana in the Bahamas. Covering...
- History Of French Polynesia
History of French Polynesia. This is a short overview to the history of this French possession in the Pacific. This is also where Tahiti is located. From the site: Part of the archipelago was discovered by Pedro Fernandez Quiros in 1607. In 1767 Samuel...
- History Of Solomon Islands
History of Solomon Islands. This is an overview to the history of the Pacific island nation of the Solomon Islands. From the site: Although little prehistory of the Solomon Islands is known, material excavated on Santa Ana, Guadalcanal, and Gawa indicates...
World History
History of Wallis and Futuna
History of Wallis and Futuna. This is a brief history of this Oceania island territory. No, I had never heard of it either...
From the site:
Although discovered by the Dutch and the British in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842.
The 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica wrote, "It was placed under the French protectorate on the 5th of April 1887, and connected for administrative purposes with New Caledonia by decree of the 27th of November 1888. There is a French Resident in the islands, which are connected by a regular service with Noumea, New Caledonia. The principalislands are Uvea, of volcanic formation and surrounded with coral, and Nukuatea. The islands were discovered by Samuel Wallis in 1767, and it was a missionary, Father Bataillon; who in 1837 first brought the influence of France to bear on the natives. These, about 4500 in number, are of Polynesian race, gentle and industrious. The tradeof the islands is mainly with Samoa, whence cottons and iron goods are imported, and to which copra and roots are exported. The Horne Islands (Fotuna and Alofa), S.W. of the Wallis Islands, were discovered by Jacob Lemaire and Willem Cornelis Schouten in 1616, and placed under the French protectorate by decree of the 16th of February."
- The Settlement Of Polynesia
This is a two part essay on human migration in Polynesia. It includes The Settlement of Polynesia, Part 1 and The Settlement of Polynesia, Part 2. It was written by Dennis Kawaharada. Some of the islands of Oceania were among the last habitable land areas...
- History Of Seychelles
History of Seychelles. This is a brief overview to the history of the African island nation of the Seychelles. Wikipedia notes, "The Republic of Seychelles (say-SHELLS or say-SHELL) (Creole: Repiblik Sesel) is a nation of islands in the Indian Ocean,...
- History Of Turks And Caicos Islands
History of Turks and Caicos Islands. This is a history of this small island group located in the Caribbean. The Turks and Caicos Islands are situated over 575 miles southeast of Miami, Florida and 39 miles south east of Mayaguana in the Bahamas. Covering...
- History Of French Polynesia
History of French Polynesia. This is a short overview to the history of this French possession in the Pacific. This is also where Tahiti is located. From the site: Part of the archipelago was discovered by Pedro Fernandez Quiros in 1607. In 1767 Samuel...
- History Of Solomon Islands
History of Solomon Islands. This is an overview to the history of the Pacific island nation of the Solomon Islands. From the site: Although little prehistory of the Solomon Islands is known, material excavated on Santa Ana, Guadalcanal, and Gawa indicates...