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Martinique
History
Anse Cafard Slave Memorial
Pierre Belain d’Esnambuc
Native Caribs lived on the island before the French
Britiain took over the island in 1794 and grew sugarcane, cotton, and many other crops.
Victor Schoelcher
Mount Pelee in St. Pierre
Martinique became an Overseas Department in 1946.
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