Timeline of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Chronology

4 events spanning the history of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. BCE/CE dating.

1. 1520

   The islands of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon were baptized the Eleven Thousand Virgins.

   The islands of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon were baptized the Eleven Thousand Virgins by Joao Alvarez Faguendes of Portugal in 1520, the Green Islands by the Corte Real brothers and the Island of Saint-Pierre by Jacques Cartier in 1536.

2. 1579

   The island of Miquelon was given its name by Basque fishermen.

   The island of Miquelon was given its name by Basque fishermen.

3. 1604

   French settlements begins.

   French settlements begins.

4. 1763

   The treaty of 1763 returned the islands of Saint-Pierre & Miquelon back to France.

   The treaty of 1763 returned the islands of Saint-Pierre & Miquelon back to France, and despite the subsequent deportations of 1778 and 1793, the islands were once again returned to France in 1816.