The island alternated repeatedly between English (then British) and French control during the 17th and 18th centuries, as one power took the whole island, only to have it switch hands due to treaties or military action.
A illa alternou repetidamente entre o control Inglés (entón británico) e francés durante os séculos XVII e XVII, cada potencia tomaba toda a illa, só cambiaba de man debido aos tratados ou a acción militar.