Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Portugal)

This article is about the specific polity Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Portugal) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Saint Pierre and Miquelon is an archipelago in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean. The Portuguese are thought to have been the first Europeans to claim the islands in 1520. In 1536 the islands were made a French possession by Jacques Cartier on behalf of the King of France.

Establishment

October 1520: The Portuguese explorer João Álvares Fagundes is thought to be have been the first European to have landed on the Saint Pierre and Miquelon. He visited them on 21 October 1520 and named the St. Pierre island group the 'Eleven Thousand Virgins', as the day marked the feast day of St. Ursula and her virgin companions.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

January 1537: Saint Pierre and Miquelon were made a French possession in 1536 by Jacques Cartier on behalf of the King of France. Though already frequented by Mi'kmaq people and Basque and Breton fishermen, the islands were not permanently settled until the end of the 17th century.