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    overseas department of Martinique, founded in 1635 by Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc. Before the total destruction of Saint-Pierre by a volcanic eruption in...
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    first European settlement at Fort Saint-Pierre (now St. Pierre). D'Esnambuc died in 1636, leaving the company and Martinique in the hands of his nephew, Jacques...
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    arrondissement of Saint-Pierre (French: arrondissement de Saint-Pierre) is an arrondissement in the French overseas region of Martinique. It has eight communes...
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    Pierre-Marie Pory-Papy, born on 3 May 1805 in Saint-Pierre, Martinique and died on 27 January 1874 in Versailles, Seine-et-Oise, was a French lawyer and...
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  • Biguine (category Music of Martinique)
    bigin) is a rhythm-centric style of music that originated from Saint Pierre, Martinique in the 19th century. It fuses Bèlè and 19th-century French ballroom...
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  • Ocean Saint Pierre Island Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint-Pierre, Martinique Saint-Pierre, Réunion Saint-Pierre, Ouest, Haiti Saint-Pierre, Aosta...
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  • on September 1, 1635, to Pierre Bélain d'Esnambuc landing on Martinique with eighty to one hundred French settlers from Saint Cristophe. They met some...
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    established the first permanent French colony, Saint-Pierre, on the island of Martinique in 1635. Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc was the fifth child of Nicholas...
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    Mount Pelée, which destroyed the town of Saint-Pierre, Martinique. Mount Pelée looms over the town of Saint-Pierre. Fire and smoke rises from the crater;...
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    Coaching at Little Haiti FC, and former player. Anelka was born in Saint-Pierre, Martinique on 12 March 1968. Anelka played as a defender for Versailles, Paris...
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