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Short History of Mauritius. - English
URL: http://homepages.msn.com/PrintersAlley/rainbull/Mauritius/History.html

A brief outline of the history of Mauritius, from earliest visits from sailors to colonisation and finally Republic.

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Dutch Portuguese Colonial History - English
URL: http://www.geocities.com/athens/styx/6497/

Dutch Portuguese Colonial History in Sri Lanka(Ceylon), Burghers, India, Ghana, New York, Bengal, Oman, Bahrein Africa, Asia, America, Goa, Cochin, Macao, Angola, Jesuits, Mozambique, Mombasa, Diu, Damao, Tobago, Batavia, New Sweden, Guinea, S. Tomè, Mauritius...

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History of Mauritius - English
URL: http://www.mauritiusworld.com/General/history.html

The Dutch Admiral Wybrandt van Warwyck took possession of the island in 1598 and named it Mauritius after Prince Maurice of Nassau, the Stadtholder of Holland. As the Dutch were more interested in trade than in territory, they made no attempt to settle there. 1998 is the 400th anniversary of their first landing on the island.

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History of Mauritius - English
URL: http://motherearthtravel.com/mauritius/history.htm

A one page history of Mauritius.

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History of Mauritius - English
URL: http://asiatravel.com/mauritius/history.html

The Portugese. The Dutch. The French. The British. Towards Independence.

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World History Archives: The history of Mauritius - English
URL: http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/36/index-e.html

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History of Mauritius and Australia - English
URL: http://www.users.bigpond.com/clancy/Amlinks.htm

A site on Australia Mauritius historical links.

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History of Mauritius - English
URL: http://www.worldrover.com/history/mauritius_history.html

While Arab and Malay sailors knew of Mauritius as early as the 10th century AD and Portuguese sailors first visited in the 16th century, the island was not colonized until 1638 by the Dutch. Mauritius was populated over the next few centuries by waves of traders, planters and their slaves, indentured laborers, merchants, and artisans.

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Mauritius-Info - Guided Tours - History of Mauritius - English
URL: http://www.mauritius-info.com/g-tour/history.htm

The first visitors to arrive were the Portuguese. In the course of their travels to the East Indies, they visited the island in 1510, but considered that it was of no immediate commercial interest to them.

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Mauritius. Èñòîðèÿ. - Russian
URL: http://www.mostravel.ru/travel/docs/country/mavriky/MAVR_HIS.htm

Âïåðâûå Ìàâðèêèé ïîÿâèëñÿ íà êàðòå â 1502 ãîäó, ïîä íàçâàíèåì, ïîõîæèì ïî ñâîåìó çâó÷àíèþ íà àðàáñêîå "Äèíà Ðîáèí", ñâèäåòåëüñòâî î ñàìûõ ïåðâûõ ïðèáûâøèõ ñþäà ìîðåïëàâàòåëÿõ. Ïîðòóãàëüöû âûñàäèëèñü çäåñü âïåðâûå â 1510 ãîäó. Îíè äàëè îñòðîâó íàçâàíèå "CISNE" (cygne) - èëè èç-çà âïå÷àòëÿþùèõ "äîäî", èëè æå â ÷åñòü îäíîãî èç ñâîèõ êîðàáëåé ïîä íàçâàíèåì "Cirne". Íî î÷åíü áûñòðî îíè ïîêèäàþò îñòðîâ.

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History of Mauritius - English
URL: http://ncb.intnet.mu/govt/history.htm

The Dutch period (1598-1710). The French period (1715-1810). The British period (1810-1968).

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