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Charles Houël du Petit Pré (1616—22 april 1682) was a French governor of Guadeloupe from 1643 to 1664. He was also knight and lord.〔Amerindians Africans Americans: Amerindios Africanos Americanos : Tres Ensayos Sobre la Historia Del Caribe, Association of Caribbean Historians. Conference〕 Nominated by the Compagnie des Îles de l'Amérique, he bought the islands him. He became, by a royal proclamation dated August 1645, the first of the island judicial officer. He is named Marquis de Guadeloupe by Louis XIV.〔Crime and Punishment around the World, Graeme R. Newman, p. 170〕 On 4 September 1649, Charles Houël, who partnered with his brother in law John Boisseret Herblay, bought the bankrupt Compagnie Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante, La Désirade and Les Saintes for 60000 books pétun (tobacco) and is committed to deliver 600 pounds of sugar per year.〔La Guadeloupe: renseignements sur l'histoire, la flore, la faune, la géologie, la minéralogie, l'agriculture, le commerce, l'industrie, la législation, l'administration, Volume 1,Partie 2, de Jules Ballet (Imprimerie du gouvernement, 1895) (in french)〕 In order to secure the site and solidify its grip on the population, he built Fort Saint-Charles () in 1650.〔(Starfort : Delgres )〕 Despite the 1640 peace treaty between Indians and France, clashes with the Caribbean continue. On 31 March 1660, Charles Houël signed a treaty with the Caribbean. Caribbean abandon the majority of the island to the French and retreat to the island of Dominica. However, a small number of Indians refuge north and east of Grande-Terre (pointes de la Grande-Vigie et des Châteaux, Anse-Bertrand).〔(Archives Overseas : treaty between Charles Houel, governor of Guadeloupe and the Caribbean (31 march 1660) (in french) )〕 Charles Houël founded the town of Basse-Terre in 1649. He gave his name to Houëlmont, one of the highest mounts in the Caribbean. Created by Colbert in August 1664, the French West India Company has to the monopoly for exploitation of sugar islands and main task the acquisition of the island of Guadeloupe to Houël to re-establish the royal authority. Charles Houël was also Lord of Varennes, Lord of Petit-Pré, Knight and Baron Morainville.〔Dictionnaire de la noblesse, M. de la Chenaye-Desbois, Tome VIII, P132 (1774)〕〔(Research Center Chateau de Versailles : Charles de Houel (N°identification : INV.GRAV.LP 31.23.1) (in french) )〕 ==Titles held== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Houël du Petit Pré」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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