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Tonga becomes known in the West as …

Years: 1773 - 1773
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Tonga becomes known in the West as the Friendly Islands because of the congenial reception accorded to Captain James Cook on his first visit in 1773.

He arrives at the time of the ʻinasi festival, the yearly donation of the First Fruits to the Tuʻi Tonga (the islands' paramount chief) and so receives an invitation to the festivities.

According to the writer William Mariner, an Englishman who will live in Tonga from late 1806 to late 1810, the chiefs wanted to kill Cook during the gathering but could not agree on a plan.

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Polynesia (1773 - 1773)
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West Polynesia (1773 - 1773)