Who established a French colony in Guadeloupe in 1635?

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In 1635, the French colony in Guadeloupe was established by LĂ©onard de L’Olive and Jean Duplessis d’Ossonville. While Pierre BĂ©lain, sieur d’Esnambuc, was a prominent figure in expanding French colonization in the Caribbean during that same year, he focused his efforts on establishing a colony on Martinique, whereas Guadeloupe was seized by other French trader-explorers.12