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Port Louis
Port Louis is the capital and main harbour of Mauritius. It was developed from 1735 by the French governor Mahé de La Bourdonnais as the capital and naval base of Isle de France. After the British conquest of 1810 it remained the seat of government of British Mauritius and the centre of the sugar trade.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Port Louis. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/port-louis
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