The capital of Martinique is Fort-de-France

5 Facts You Might Not Know
1
Arawak were considered the earliest inhabitants of the island. While
this indigenous people were considered very peaceful; they often had to
defend themselves from neighboring islands trying to capture and enslave
them. Caribs would eventually outnumber them and become the dominant
population.
2
A popular
man by the name of Christopher Columbus stumbled into this island around
the turn of the 16th century. Initially Spain didn't have much use for
the island. It was actually France that grew fond of the island as a
producer of sugar cane; and claimed it as its own in 1635.
3
It
was off the coast of Martinique in 1717, where the fearsome Blackbeard
captured the La Concorde. Later becoming Blackbeard's flagship, it was
also renamed the Queen Anne's Revenge.
4
Martinique
used to have a capital city by the name of St. Pierre. This is because
the city was completely wiped out by the tragic Mount Pelee volcano
eruption in 1902. With an estimated 30k lives lost in the eruption, it
was considered the Caribbean's worst natural disaster in history. The
volcano still smolders today.
5
For
a spell during the seven years war, the island was taken over by
British rule. The British then gave the island back to the French in
what is known as the Treaty of Amiens in 1802. Only an island of this
beauty, could be desired by so many people.
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