Institution
French West India Company
The French West India Company was a chartered company founded by Colbert in 1664 to run France's colonies and trade in the Americas and West Africa. It took over the French Caribbean islands, including Guadeloupe, Grenada and Saint Croix, and in 1665 appointed Bertrand d'Ogeron governor of Tortuga and Saint-Domingue. It failed financially and was dissolved in 1674, when the colonies passed to the crown.
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