The capital and main settlement of Guadeloupe was established on the Basse-Terre side of the island in the 17th century and was simply called the city of Basse-Terre (in the same way as what happened in Saint Kitts).
A capital e principal asentamiento de Guadalupe estableceuse no lado de Basse-Terre da illa no século XVII e chamábase simplemente a cidade de Basse-Terre (do mesmo xeito como o que ocorreu en Saint Kitts).