1500-1815







The Falkland Islands, 1815-1870



The Falkland Islands had been claimed by Britain since 1763, but not settled. When the British established the settlement of PORT STANLEY in 1833, they found a Spanish-speaking population, which was forcefully evacuated (to Argentina, which was in disarray; Argentina would continue to claim the islands). With the exception of Fernande de Noronha and unpopulated Bouvet, all islands of the South Atlantic were now British.






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