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French ships had entered the estuary of …
Years: 1659 - 1659
French ships had entered the estuary of the Sénégal River in 1658; in 1659, France establishes the trading post of Saint-Louis on an uninhabited island called Ndar.
Christened Saint-Louis-du-Fort in homage to the French king Louis XIV, it is the first permanent French settlement in Senegal.
Commanding trade along the Senegal River, the fortified factory exports slaves, hides, beeswax, ambergris and, later, gum arabic.
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Years: 1659 - 1659
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