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Pedro Mascarenhas, Viceroy of Portuguese India and namesake of the Mascarene Islands
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The first historical evidence of Mauritius is on a 1502 map called the Cantino planisphere.

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2,040 km²
Location
Mauritius
39th largest island in the world

Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located about 1,100 nautical miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island, as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon.

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Pedro Mascarenhas, Viceroy of Portuguese India and namesake of the Mascarene Islands
island

Mauritius was uninhabited before its first recorded visit by Arab sailors at the end of the 10th century.

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Mauritius

Mauritius

Area
2,040 km²
Location
Mauritius
39th largest island in the world

Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located about 1,100 nautical miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island, as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon.

From the “History” section

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Pedro Mascarenhas, Viceroy of Portuguese India and namesake of the Mascarene Islands
island

The Dutch introduced sugar cane and domestic animals to Mauritius in 1638.

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Mauritius

Mauritius

Area
2,040 km²
Location
Mauritius
39th largest island in the world

Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located about 1,100 nautical miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island, as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon.

From the “History” section

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Photo: Faria e Sousa · CC0

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Pedro Mascarenhas, Viceroy of Portuguese India and namesake of the Mascarene Islands
island

In 1832, d'Épinay launched the first Mauritian newspaper, Le Cernéen, which was not controlled by the government.

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Mauritius

Mauritius

Area
2,040 km²
Location
Mauritius
39th largest island in the world

Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located about 1,100 nautical miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island, as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Faria e Sousa · CC0

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Pedro Mascarenhas, Viceroy of Portuguese India and namesake of the Mascarene Islands
island

Mauritius became the first country in Africa to be declared malaria-free in 1973.

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Mauritius

Mauritius

Area
2,040 km²
Location
Mauritius
39th largest island in the world

Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located about 1,100 nautical miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island, as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon.

From the “History” section

Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photo: Faria e Sousa · CC0

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