Examples of 'claimed the island' in a sentence
Meaning of "claimed the island"
claimed the island - Describes the act of asserting ownership or control over an island. This phrase is commonly used to indicate that someone has laid claim to a particular piece of land, especially in historical or territorial contexts
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claimed the island
He claimed the island as his own.
Tefolaha ordered them to leave as he claimed the island.
Who had claimed the island after it was discovered by.
They drew up the first map and claimed the island for France.
Both sides claimed the island was under their control at the time of the agreement.
Massachusetts Bay Colony claimed the island by conquest.
He claimed the island to be a territory of Spain.
Soon after his death, Hungary claimed the island again.
Tasman claimed the island for the Dutch crown.
A Spanish expedition under Christopher Columbus discovered and claimed the island for Spain in 1493.
The CCP claimed the island as part of its territory.
In 1770 a Spanish party from Peru claimed the island for Spain.
Spain claimed the island and called it La Espanola.
The British colonists claimed the island and quickly settled Bermuda.
Bougainville claimed the island for France and named it New Cythera.
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The Portuguese claimed the island of Madeira.
The British claimed the island in 1788 and used it as a penal settlement.
In 1633 the Netherlands claimed the island but did not occupy it.
The Danish later claimed the island and established settlements.
And … in 1492, Christopher Columbus claimed the island for the kingdom of Spain and named it.
Although he did not linger, he claimed the island for Spain and christened it Santa Jago.
Each ( French and British ) claimed the island and imported slaves from Africa.
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