Polity Île Delphine

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Fernando de Noronha, an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, part of the State of Pernambuco, Brazil, was controlled by France for 30 years.

Establishment

  • January 1706: In 1705, the French took control of Fernando de Noronha, renaming it Île Delphine. The archipelago remained under French colonial rule until 1737.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1738: In 1737, the archipelago of Fernando de Noronha was taken over by the Portuguese due to its strategic location. It was then attached to the captaincy of Pernambuco, a province in Portuguese Brazil.