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Not until his fourth transatlantic journey in 1502 did Columbus reach Martinique.
For undermanned Guadeloupe and Martinique, the French pirates were critically important: in return for a safe haven, they carried in supplies, raided enemy merchant vessels, and joined battles against invading forces.
Promoting overseas trade and the founding of a navy, Richelieu also launched France on the road to empire with the colonization of Guadeloupe and Martinique in the Caribbean.
Some years later, French colonizers moved south to both Guadeloupe and Martinique.
In 1871 under the Third Republic, Martinique and Guadeloupe were granted representation in the National Assembly in Paris, which they have retained ever since.