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The island was discovered by a Portuguese sailor named Joao Da Nova 21 May 1502

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The island is only 47 square miles and has a population of approximately 5000 people

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The island is located 1200 miles west of Angola

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During his circumnavigation of the world between 1577-1580, Sir Francis Drake possibly located the island which may have sparked the British's interest in the island.

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1657 the East India Company governs the island and is colonised by planters and is fortified.

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1815 the former French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte is exiled to Saint Helena, where he stays until his death 5 May 1821