Episode 3 of 3
Transfer of possession at Río de la Plata
- When
- 31 January 1767
- Where
- Río de la Plata (transfer meeting); Falkland Islands (subject of transfer)
On 31 January 1767 Bougainville met Don Felipe Ruiz Puente at Río de la Plata to transfer possession and evacuate the French population.
At Río de la Plata on 31 January 1767, Bougainville met Don Felipe Ruiz Puente, who commanded the frigates La Esmeralda and La Liebre and would later serve as governor of Islas Malvinas, in order to transfer possession and evacuate the French population from the islands.
Sources
- Louis Antoine de Bougainville Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
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