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Former countries in the Caribbean

  • British West IndiesIn 1604, an English merchant named Charles Leigh established a short-lived settlement on the Wiapoco River. This location now forms part of the border…
  • Saint-DomingueIn 1625, French buccaneers established a settlement on the island of Tortuga. They survived by pirating ships and eating wild cattle and hogs.