...was hell

...era o inferno

Bagnes des iles du salut, (prison of the Salut Islands)

La "transportation" s'est déroulé de 1887 à 1938. On estime à 70,000, le nombre de prisonniers venant de la métrople ou des colonies envoyés en Guyane. Le bagne fut un echec. La plupart des condamnés moururent sur place et leur sacrifice ne contribua en rien à l'essor de la colonie.*

The "transportation" started in 1887 and ended in 1938. It is estimated that about 70,000 prisoners were sent from France and its colonies. The penal colony was a failure in both human and economic terms. Most of the convicts died and their sacrifice did nothing to help the colony to develop.*

De gauche à droite (from left to right) : L'ile Royale, L'Ile du Diable et l'Ile saint Joseph

Une des peintures du faussaire Francis Lagrange - One of the paintings made by the forger Francis Lagrande

les bagnards y etaient attachés....The prisoners were attached to it...

Lettre de Emile Zola à Alfred Dreyfus lui annonçant sa libération...

Letter from the famous writer Emile Zola to Alfred Dreyfus announcing him his liberation...

* Information du depliant du CNES - Information from the CNES flyer.

Le CNES (Centre national d'Etudes Spatiales) est le propriétaire des iles du Salut depuis 1971.

The CNES (National Centre of Spatial Studies) owns the islands since 1971.