Captain Louis-Marie-François Tardy de Montravel founds Port-de-France…

1854 CE

Captain Louis-Marie-François Tardy de Montravel founds Port-de-France (Nouméa) on June 25, 1854.

A few dozen free settlers will settle on the New Caledonia's west coast in the following years.

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Colonization of Oceania, European View →

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