Saint-Pierre & Miquelon

Off the coast of Newfoundland, the islands of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon emerge as an isolated fragment of France in North America. In this captivating work published in 1880, the Count de Premio-Real, Spanish consul general and astute observer, paints an exhaustive portrait of these forgotten lands, remnants of a disputed colonial empire.The author traces the tumultuous history of the islands: their discovery by Portuguese explorers in the 16th century, the Franco-British rivalries that saw them change hands multiple times during European wars, until their definitive attachment to France after the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713.