D'Esnambuc claimed Martinique for the French King Louis XIII and the French "Compagnie des Îles de l'Amérique" (Company of the American Islands), and established the first European settlement at Fort Saint-Pierre (now St. Pierre).
D'Esnambuc reclamou Martinica para o rei francés Luís XIII e a Compañía das Illas de América francesa, e estableceu o primeiro establecemento europeo en Fort Saint-Pierre (agora Saint-Pierre).