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Opening of the Penal Colony
- When
- 1852
- Where
- French Guiana (Bagne de Cayenne, spanning mainland and Salvation Islands locations)
The French penal colony in French Guiana opened in 1852, receiving convicts from the Second French Empire.
The penal colony of Cayenne, commonly known as Devil's Island, opened in 1852 in French Guiana. It received convicts from the Prison of St-Laurent-du-Maroni, who had been deported from all parts of the Second French Empire. The prison system encompassed several locations, both on the mainland and in the off-shore Salvation Islands; the legacy row names Devil's Island specifically, but the 1852 establishment covered the system generally.
Sources
- Devil's Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-08
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