Historedia
Person

Louis Antoine de Bougainville

Events
4
Episodes
9
Years
1766–1769

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Louis Antoine de Bougainville, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Ceding of Malouines Islands to Spain

    1766–1767

    Role: French captain who founded Port Louis and named the islands Îles Malouines

    1. 1766 · Malouines Islands (Falkland Islands)France cedes its claim on the Falklands to Spain

      In 1766 France surrendered its claim on the Falkland Islands to Spain, which renamed the French colony Puerto Soledad the following year.

    2. 1767 · Puerto Soledad, East FalklandSpain renames the French colony Puerto Soledad

      The year after acquiring the French claim, Spain renamed the former French colony Puerto Soledad in 1767.

  2. Spanish Acquisition of the Falkland Islands

    1766–1767

    Role: French officer and founder of the settlement, ordered to sell the colony to Spain

    1. 1766 · French colony on the Falkland IslandsFrench surrender of claim and order to sell the colony

      France surrendered its Falkland claim to Spain in 1766 and ordered Bougainville to dismantle his colony and sell it, motivated by finances and Spanish diplomatic concerns.

    2. 1767 · Former French colony on East FalklandSpanish renaming of the colony to Puerto Soledad

      After France surrendered its claim in 1766, Spain renamed the French colony Puerto Soledad the following year, in 1767.

    3. 31 January 1767 · Río de la Plata (transfer meeting); Falkland Islands (subject of transfer)Transfer of possession at Río de la Plata

      On 31 January 1767 Bougainville met Don Felipe Ruiz Puente at Río de la Plata to transfer possession and evacuate the French population.

  3. Bougainville Strait and Island Discovery

    1768

    Role: French explorer who first passed through the strait and named the island

    1. 1768 · Strait between Choiseul Island and Bougainville IslandFirst European passage through Bougainville Strait

      In 1768 Louis Antoine de Bougainville became the first European to pass through the strait in the Solomon Islands, which was later named for him.

    2. 1768 · Main island of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New GuineaEuropean contact with and naming of Bougainville Island

      The first European contact with Bougainville Island occurred in 1768, when Louis Antoine de Bougainville arrived and named the main island after himself.

  4. Bougainville's Return from Circumnavigation

    1769

    Role: Expedition commander

    1. 1769 · aboard the Boudeuse and Étoile and subsequently MauritiusJeanne Baret's Circumnavigation Recognised

      Baret, who sailed disguised as a man, is recognised as the first woman to complete a circumnavigation; she remained in Mauritius rather than returning with the ships.

    2. 16 March 1769 · port of Saint-Malo, FranceReturn to Saint-Malo

      The expedition completed its circumnavigation and reached Saint-Malo on 16 March 1769, ending the 1766–1769 voyage.

Sources

  1. Falkland Islands Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17
  2. Louis Antoine de Bougainville Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-24
  3. Bougainville Strait Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-27
  4. Bougainville Island Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10