![]() ![]() 11 Today, it is still the main agricultural produce of Reunion.ĭue to the growing demand for workers, the eighteenth century saw a significant upsurge of the slave trade. 10 Around 1789, the cultivation of sugar cane took over. The primary produce centered around spices (especially cloves and nutmeg) but soon came the golden age of coffee, dominating the economy from 1725 to 1742. 9 The economy of the island began to flourish in the eighteenth century. It was, indeed, a good stopover spot for the ships en route to India. The proper colonization of this island started with the creation of the French East India Company in 1664 that recognized the strategic position of Bourbon. 8 In 1848 France gave to the territory its definitive name: La Réunion. 7 In 1640, the territory was officially annexed by the French king Louis XIII. 6 The second attested name of the island is Santa Apollonia as early as 1518. It identifies the island under the name Dina Margabin. The earliest one is found in the Cantino planisphere from 1502. ![]() Reunion Island has had several names attached to it in its history. 4 Nevertheless, previous stops on the island by the Arabs and other eastern mariners can hardly be denied. Historical consensus attributes the first discovery of the island to the Portuguese navigator, Pedro Mascarenhas, at the beginning of the sixteenth century. The first people to step on its shores were the European navigators. The discovery of Reunion Island was not unlike that of those of other islands in this part of the Indian Ocean. In 2019, there were 17 Adventist churches and 1,288 members in Reunion Island. Reunion Island constitutes a part of the Indian Ocean Union Conference (IOUC) of Seventh-day Adventists, within the Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division (SID). 3 The administrative capital city is Saint-Denis. 2 Its population in 2020 estimated at 860,000. Reunion Island is a small volcanic isle comprising 2,512 square kilometers of land and 207 kilometers of its periphery. ![]() It is thus an integrant part of the French territory and, by extension, of the European Union. 1 Unlike the other two islands, Reunion is currently an overseas department-region of France. This isle, together with Mauritius and Rodrigues Islands, constitute the Mascarene archipelago. Reunion Island is located in the south-western part of the Indian Ocean, approximately 800 kilometers from the east coast of the island of Madagascar. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |