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French Caribbean settlements

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Governor authorizes Roume de Saint-Laurent to recruit settlers

📅 29 April 1780

On 29 April 1780, Governor Martin de Salaverría authorized Philippe-Rose Roume de Saint-Laurent to travel to French Caribbean islands and invite French and Irish residents to settle in Trinidad. The...