Guadeloupe is one of the Caribbean islands that charted by Columbus in the year 1493. Then in 1635, French colonies were established here. However though the British tried to occupy the islands in the 18th and 19th centuries, they never did succeed. Finally, in the year 1946, the islands were declared Overseas Departments.
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