Emmanuel Bertrand-Bocandé (1812–1881) was an explorer, businessman, and French colonial administrator who helped spread French influence in Basse Casamance, Senegal, specifically on the island of Carabane. He left a valuable account of the French perspective on this region during colonial times.
Biography
The son of René Bertrand and Olive Bocandé, Emmanuel Bertrand-Bocandé was born in Nantes on July 3, 1812.
He had control of Carabane from 1849–1857. He was replaced by Bourdeny.[1]
He died in Paris on November 28, 1881.
Works
- "Notes sur la Guinée portugaise ou Sénégambie méridionale". Bulletin de la Société de géographie.
- (in French) First part: Vol. 11, May–June 1849, p. 265–350. Read online at Gallica
- (in French) Second part: Vol. 12, July–August 1849, p. 57–93. Read online at Gallica
- "Extrait d'une lettre de M. Bertrand Bocandé, résident français à Karabanne (Cazamance) à M. Ferdinand-Denis le 2 février 1851". Bulletin de la Société de géographie (in French). 2: 414–418. 1851.
- "Carabane et Sedhiou. Des ressources que présentent dans leur état actuel les comptoirs français établis sur les bords de la Casamance". Revue coloniale (in French). XVI: 398–421. July–December 1856. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
See also
Bibliography
- Bertrand-Bocandé, Jean; Debien, Gabriel; Saint-Martin, Yves J. (January 1969). "Emmanuel Bertrand-Bocandé (1812–1881): un Nantais en Casamance". Bulletin de l'Institut fondamental d'Afrique noire. B: Sciences humaines (in French). Dakar: IFAN. XXXI (1): 279–308.
- Roche, Christian (1985). Histoire de la Casamance: Conquête et Résistance (in French) (2d ed.). Paris: Éditions Karthala. pp. 82–84 & 99–102. ISBN 2-86537-125-5.
References
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