▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁the ▁settlement , ▁while ▁frequ ented ▁by ▁se al ers , ▁had ▁remained ▁largely ▁der el ict , ▁until ▁Louis ▁Vern et ▁brought ▁some ▁sett lers ▁under ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁Province ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 . ▁ ▁Vern et , ▁aware ▁of ▁British ▁claims ▁to ▁the ▁F alk lands , ▁had ▁also ▁sought ▁permission ▁for ▁his ▁expedition ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁cons ulate . ▁ ▁That ▁new ▁settlement ▁existed ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Puerto ▁Luis ▁until ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁first ▁An son ' s ▁Har bour ▁and ▁eventually ▁" Port ▁Louis " ▁by ▁the ▁British . ▁ ▁Port ▁Louis ▁Port ▁Louis ▁remained ▁the ▁sole ▁settlement ▁and ▁administrative ▁centre ▁of ▁the ▁islands ▁until ▁the ▁capital ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁Stanley ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 5 . ▁ ▁After ▁this , ▁following ▁a ▁ 1 7 - year ▁event ful ▁and ▁occasionally ▁tur bul ent ▁existence ▁the ▁settlement ▁decl ined ▁in ▁importance , ▁eventually ▁becoming ▁a ▁sheep ▁farm . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁F alk land ▁Islands ▁ ▁Port ▁Eg mont ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : History ▁of ▁the ▁F alk land ▁Islands ▁Category : Span ish ▁colon ization ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁on ▁East ▁F alk land ▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 4 ▁Category : 1 7 6 4 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁colonial ▁emp ire ▁Category : 1 7 6 4 ▁establish ments