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Spanish renaming of the colony to Puerto Soledad
- When
- 1767
- Where
- Former French colony on East Falkland
After France surrendered its claim in 1766, Spain renamed the French colony Puerto Soledad the following year, in 1767.
France surrendered its claim on the Falklands to Spain in 1766, and Spain renamed the French colony Puerto Soledad the following year. The Spanish name Islas Malvinas for the archipelago derives from the French Îles Malouines, the name Bougainville had given the islands in 1764 after the port of Saint-Malo.
Sources
- Falkland Islands Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17
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