1764
Discovery of Falklands
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
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Falkland Islands in France. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
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 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
Provenance
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