Louis Antoine de Bougainville1764
The Spanish name for the islands, "Islas Malvinas", is derived from the French name "les Malouines", bestowed by Louis Antoine de Bougainville, after the mariners from Saint-Malo became the islands first settlers
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The Spanish name for the islands, "Islas Malvinas", is derived from the French name "les Malouines", bestowed by Louis Antoine de Bougainville, after the mariners from Saint-Malo became the islands first settlers
The first settlement, called Port St. Louis, is founded by the French military commander Louis Antoine de Bougainville on Berkeley Sound, in present-day Port Louis, East Falkland
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