Seychelles History
History In 1502 Vasco da Gama sailed the Emirates, and in 1609 landed an expedition from the British East India Company. In 1756, France annexed the uninhabited islands, which were named after French Finance Minister Jean Moreau de SĂ©chelles (1690-1760). The first colonists arrived around 1770 to exploit the archipelago’s natural wealth with the help… Read More »