history

discoverd in november the fourth 1493 by Christopher Colombus . GUADELOUPE was named dedicateded to the spanish virgin of extremadura"Notre Dame de GUADELOUPE".

The island was inabited by the "kalinas" bellicose people,Colombus took over GUADELOUPE sporadically.

It was only in 1635 that the French occupied the island permanently and began the settlement with "De L'OLIVE" and "DUPLESSIS". They wiped out the"caraïbe"and in place come french settlers.

From 1635 to1649 GUADELOUPEwas under the rule of the companyof american island.

From 1654 started the economic growth of the island with sugar cane culture and manufactues of sugar.All that accompannied with slaves' arrival.In 1664 GUADELOUPE passed under the tutelage of the west india company and the islandwas joinedto the crown land in 1674.

At the end of 17th century, GUADELOUPE was subject to the conquest of the British.In 1759 during the seven year war GUADELOUPE was conquered by the English army.The island was definitively awarded to FRANCE by the treaty of Paris in 1763.

In 1794 slavery was abolished by the "convention".The history of GUADELOUPE during 1794 to 1798 was marked by the personality of Victore HUGUES.

In 1802 Napoleon under the influence the influence of Josephine ré-established slavery' . A rebellion under the leadership of "DELGRES", "IGNACE" and "SOLITUDE"were repressed in a blood shed during "BAIMBRIDGE" battle by the General Richepance and by the sacrificies of "DELGRES" and 300 of is companions were killed at the "D'ANGLEMON habitation"in "Matouba".Slavery was defitively abolished by the republic under the impetus of Victor SCHELCHER in 1848.

In 1851 the GUADELOUPE bank was created with the capital of the compensation of the liberation the slaves given by governement to the settler in 1849.

At that time ,in 1852 werecalled indentured imigrants from india in order to carry on the sugar cane economy.

From 1870 to 1914 GUADELOUPE experience great change.A sugar crisis who brought about th emergence of a new current which claimed bassicalysocialist.One man marked this politics movement .Hégésip LEGITIMUS who was elected Deputy in 1898 Mayor of "POINTE-A-PITRE"in1904 and President of General Council in 1899.The popularity of LEGITIMUS was fought bye one of his former collaborator Achille RENE-BOISNEUF who become Mayor of "POINTE-A-PITRE" in 1911,President of General council of GUADELOUPE from 1919 to1922 and Deputy in 1914

GUADELOUPE had a black governor in the person of Felix EBOUE(from1936 to 1938).Durring this period he enforced social laws of the "front populaire".He pronouced speeches which let its mark on Guadeloupeans ,one of them "jouer le jeu" was delivered on jully the 1st 1937 durring prize-giving Carnot highs school.

GUADELOUPE remained under Vichy's rule frome 1940 to 1943 with the governor Sorin himself and Admiral Robert.Many Guadeloupeans joined the "F.F.L"via DOMINICA.Others were confined in Napoleon fort,such as Paul VALENTINO

who was deported in the salut islands of Guyana.In jully 1943 GUADELOUPE joined free FRANCE.

like GUYANA,MARTINIQUE and REUNION became French overseas departements