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Jacques Dyel du Parquet
Jacques Dyel du Parquet was a nephew of Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc and governor of Martinique from 1637. In 1649 he landed settlers on Grenada and built a fort at the site of St George's, and in 1650 he sent settlers to Saint Lucia. That year he bought Martinique, Grenada and Saint Lucia from the bankrupt Company of the Isles of America, ruling them as proprietor until his death.
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