The name of two islands of the West Indies, separated by a narrow channel. Their capital
is Basse-Terre. They were discovered by Columbus in 1493, occupied by the French in
1635, held by the British at various times between 1759 and 1813, transferred to Sweden
in 1813, and restored to France in 1816. Its status was changed from colony to a French
overseas department in 1946. Columbus named it in honor of the monastery of Santa
Maria de Guadalupe in Spain. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p470
& Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p221)
Note générale sur le champ d'application :
two islands in the West Indies separated by a narrow channel
Point d'accès autorisé parallèle
Guadeloupe
Identifiants externes
Identifiant MeSH : mesD019430
Utilisation dans FMeSH
Qualificatifs autorisés : EH / EP97
Informations sur la notice
Identifiant de la notice : 04083901X
RCR créateur de la notice : 0001
Date de création : 23-09-1998
RCR dernier modificateur de la notice : 4994
Date de dernière modification : 26-11-2024 à 13 h 53