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Descriptor English: Mauritius
Descriptor Spanish: Mauricio
Descriptor Isla Mauricio
Entry term(s) Islas Agalega
Scope note: Una de las Islas del Océano Índico, al este de Madagascar. La capital es Port Louis. Fue descubierta por los portugueses en 1505, ocupada por los holandeses en 1598-1710, en posesión de los franceses entre 1715 y 1810 cuando fue capturada por los británicos, cedida formalmente a los británicos en 1814 y convertida en independiente en 1968. El nombre fue dado por los holandeses en honor de Mauricio de Nassau, Príncipe de Orange (1567-1625). (Traducción libre del original: Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p742 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p341)
Descriptor Portuguese: Maurício
Descriptor French: Maurice
Entry term(s): Agalega Islands
Tree number(s): Z01.639.520.520
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008436
Scope note: One of the Indian Ocean Islands, east of Madagascar. Its capital is Port Louis. It was discovered by the Portuguese in 1505, occupied by the Dutch 1598-1710, held by the French 1715-1810 when the British captured it, formally ceded to the British in 1814, and became independent in 1968. It was named by the Dutch in honor of Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (1567-1625). (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p742 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p341)
Annotation: one of the Indian Ocean Islands
Allowable Qualifiers: EH ethnology
EP epidemiology
DeCS ID: 8604
Unique ID: D008436
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Date Established: 1975/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Mauritius - Preferred
Concept UI M0013129
Scope note One of the Indian Ocean Islands, east of Madagascar. Its capital is Port Louis. It was discovered by the Portuguese in 1505, occupied by the Dutch 1598-1710, held by the French 1715-1810 when the British captured it, formally ceded to the British in 1814, and became independent in 1968. It was named by the Dutch in honor of Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (1567-1625). (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p742 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p341)
Preferred term Mauritius
Agalega Islands - Narrower
Concept UI M0013128
Preferred term Agalega Islands



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