Mauritius

History
It has been frequently hypothesized
that Mauritius was first discovered by
the Arabs, who named the island
Dina Harobi.
~ Wiki
Arrival of Portuguese between 1507 and 1513
 Dutch arrive in 1598, Island is named Mauritius after
Prince Maurits Van Nassau, the stadtholder of Holland.
......and took away the
precious Ebony Trees
and also The..
Dodo
Dutch Colonisation 1638–1710, Grew Sugar
Cane & traded Slaves
French rule 1710–1810
 French rule 1710–1810

name the island "Isle de France"

British Rule 1810–1968
Despite the only French naval victory (during the Napoleonic Wars) of Battle of Grand Port on
19 and 20 August 1810 by a fleet commanded by Pierre Bouvet, Mauritius was captured on
3 December 1810 by the British under Commodore Josias Rowley. Their possession of the
island was confirmed four years later by the Treaty of Paris (1814). French institutions, including
the Napoleonic code of law, were maintained. The French language was at that moment still
used more widely than English.
Indentured labourers
When slavery was abolished in 1835, an attempt was made to secure a cheap source of
adaptable labour for intensive sugar plantations in Mauritius. Indentured labour began with
Chinese, Malay, African and Malagasy labourers, but ultimately, it was India which supplied the
much needed laborers to Mauritius. This period of intensive use of Indian labour took place
during British rule, with many brutal episodes and a long struggle by the indentured for respect.
The term applied to the indentured during this period, and which has since become a
derogatory term for Mauritians of Asian descent, was Coolie.
~Wiki
When slavery was abolished in 1835, an attempt was made to secure a cheap source of
adaptable labour for intensive sugar plantations in Mauritius. Indentured labour began with
Chinese, Malay, African and Malagasy labourers, but ultimately, it was India which supplied the
much needed laborers to Mauritius. This period of intensive use of Indian labour took place
during British rule, with many brutal episodes and a long struggle by the indentured for respect.
The term applied to the indentured during this period, and which has since become a
derogatory term for Mauritians of Asian descent, was Coolie.
~Wiki
Independence
achieved 1968
To Be Continued......
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