Creating the Caribbean -- The Colonial West Indies, pt. 1, 1496-1697
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The Knight's Hospitale and the Knights of Malta
After 16 50, the proprietors of the french islands were technically the knights hospitale. But really, everyone knew that the person in control the the law in these islands was puensy. And he built a grand baroqe palace and gardens for himself called the chateau de la montagne, or castle of the mountain. He reportedly led a very lavish courtly life and tried to bring art and entertainment into the island. So pincy himself finally died in 16 60, and he was replaced by a new governor from the knights Hospitale named charle de sal who ruled until 16 66. The english saw an opportunity, and fighting broke out between the english and
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