Dauphin Quarter Explained

Dauphin
Settlement Type:Quarter
Coordinates:14.0333°N -114°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:St. Lucia
Subdivision Type1:Current Districts
Subdivision Name1:Gros Islet

Dauphin was a Quarter on the Caribbean island nation of Saint Lucia. The district was merged with Gros-Islet in 2014. It contains a village of the same name, located at . It was home to Amerindians, the Island Caribs, who settled there. To this day, there are ruins which serve as a reminder of people who lived there long before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic from Europe.[1] [2] [3]

History

Dauphin Quarter is a historical term created during the French colonization of Saint Lucia. It was given to the district and town by the French governor to honor the heir to the French throne, Dauphin of France.[4]

Joséphine de Beauharnais, who married Napoleon Bonaparte and became Empress of France, was born in Dauphin.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 11 Quarters of Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia Life. August 10, 2021.
  2. Web site: Saint Lucia. UNESCO. August 10, 2021. February 22, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220222170017/http://iocaribe.ioc-unesco.org/iocaribe/member-countries/42-stlucia. dead.
  3. Book: Geography of Saint Lucia. 978-1157840695. Wikipedia. Source. June 2010.
  4. Web site: PETROGLYPH AND ROCK-CUT BASINS AT DAUPHIN, ST. LUCIA. Jesse, C.. August 10, 2021.

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