History of Tristan da Cunha

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Tristan da Cunha is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha^[1] and has a history going back to the beginning of the 16th century. It was settled by men from military garrisons and ships, who married native women from Saint Helena and the Cape Colony. Its people are multi-racial, descended from European male founders and mixed-race (African, Asian and European) and African women founders.