François de Souillac
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François, Vicomte de Souillac was born on 2 July 1732 in Périgord
. He was Governor General of Pondichéry, Réunion
He entered the navy in 1749 and he was named governor of Bourbon (modern Réunion
) on 23 December 1775. On 15 October 1776 the Governor De Souillac created by ordinance, the "Quartier du Repos de Laleu". The ordinance of 8 March 1777 tried moraliser hunting for the runaway slaves.
On 1 May 1779 he became Governor General by interim of the islands of Mauritius
and Bourbon. On 30 January 1780 he was confirmed in that station. As Governor General, the interests of the island of France became his first concerns. Thus he requisitioned, in Bourbon, the two hundred best blacks of the Workshops of the King for the needs for the island of Mauritius
. He left that area in 1787.
Today a village of Mauritius
perpetuates his memory. There is a street named on him in Pondichéry.
Périgord
The Périgord is a former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne département, now forming the northern part of the Aquitaine région. It is divided into four regions, the Périgord Noir , the Périgord Blanc , the Périgord Vert and the Périgord Pourpre...
. He was Governor General of Pondichéry, Réunion
Réunion
Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
He entered the navy in 1749 and he was named governor of Bourbon (modern Réunion
Réunion
Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
) on 23 December 1775. On 15 October 1776 the Governor De Souillac created by ordinance, the "Quartier du Repos de Laleu". The ordinance of 8 March 1777 tried moraliser hunting for the runaway slaves.
On 1 May 1779 he became Governor General by interim of the islands of Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
and Bourbon. On 30 January 1780 he was confirmed in that station. As Governor General, the interests of the island of France became his first concerns. Thus he requisitioned, in Bourbon, the two hundred best blacks of the Workshops of the King for the needs for the island of Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
. He left that area in 1787.
Today a village of Mauritius
Mauritius
Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...
perpetuates his memory. There is a street named on him in Pondichéry.