Ecuador annexed the Galapagos Islands on February 12, 1832, naming it Archipelago of Ecuador.
This was a new name that added-up to several names that had been, and are still, used to refer to the archipelago. |
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The first governor of Galapagos, General José de Villamil, brought a group of convicts to populate the island of Floreana and in October 1832 some artisans and farmers joined.
Ecuador annexed the Galapagos Islands on February 12, 1832, naming it Archipelago of Ecuador. This was a new name that added-up to several names that had been, and are still, used to refer to the archipelago.
The first governor of Galapagos, General José de Villamil, brought a group of convicts to populate the island of Floreana and in October 1832 some artisans and farmers joined.
Charles Darwin was the first to make a scientific study of the islands
He was a young student just out of university and was the naturalist on a round-the-world scientific and geographical voyage on board the HMS Beagle (1831 - 1836).
Darwin reached the Galapagos on September 15 1835 and spent about five weeks, until October 20, studying the geology and biology on four of the thirteen islands. |
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