Saint-Christophe
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Saint-Christophe was a French colonial possession in the Caribbean, better known today as the island of Saint Kitts.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Caribbean island
ⓘ
former French colony ⓘ |
| administrativeCenter | Basse-Terre (historically for French part of the island) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalTodayOnIsland | Basseterre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cededTo | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cededYear |
1713 (partial cession under Treaty of Utrecht)
ⓘ
1763 (confirmation of British control under Treaty of Paris) ⓘ |
| colonialAdministrationType | French colony under the Compagnie des Îles de l'Amérique ⓘ |
| colonialPower |
France
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictInvolved |
Anglo-French colonial wars in the Caribbean
ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession (Caribbean theatre) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryToday | Saint Kitts and Nevis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredByEuropeans | Christopher Columbus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1493 ⓘ |
| economicBaseColonialPeriod |
sugar plantations
ⓘ
tobacco cultivation ⓘ |
| equivalentEnglishName | Saint Christopher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equivalentShortEnglishName | St. Kitts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPermanentFrenchSettlementBy | Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPermanentFrenchSettlementYear | 1625 ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Saint Kitts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalGroup | Windward side of the Leeward Islands arc ⓘ |
| hasModernPoliticalEntityOnIsland | Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laborSystemColonialPeriod | African slavery ⓘ |
| languageColonialAdministration | French ⓘ |
| laterColonialAdministrationType | royal French colony ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leeward Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Lesser Antilles ⓘ |
| mainTownHistoricalFrenchSide | Basseterre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Christopher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| otherColonialPowerOnIsland |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Antilles françaises
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayName |
Saint Kitts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Kitts (part of Saint Kitts and Nevis) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionColonialAdministration | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharedWith | English colony of Saint Christopher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole | major French base in the Lesser Antilles in the 17th century ⓘ |
| treatyAffectingStatus |
Treaty of Paris (1763)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Utrecht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedNameLanguage | French ⓘ |
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