▁£ 1 8 9 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 4 , ▁King ▁Louis ▁XIV ▁bought ▁out ▁the ▁independent ▁island ▁own ers ▁and ▁established ▁the ▁French ▁West ▁India ▁Company . ▁In ▁ 1 6 7 4 ▁the ▁French ▁West ▁India ▁Company ▁was ▁dissol ved . ▁ ▁Prop ri et ary ▁rule ▁ended ▁in ▁Gren ada , ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁French ▁crown ▁col ony ▁as ▁a ▁dependency ▁of ▁Martin ique . ▁ ▁Car ri ac ou ▁and ▁Pet ite ▁Martin ique ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁col ony ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Gren ada ▁col ony ▁from ▁ 1 7 6 3 – 1 7 7 9 ▁and ▁ 1 7 8 3 – 1 9 7 4 . ▁It ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁French ▁Gren ada ▁col ony ▁from ▁ 1 7 7 9 – 1 7 8 3 . ▁During ▁this ▁tur bul ent ▁period , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁on ▁Car ri ac ou ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁property ▁on ▁Pet ite ▁Martin ique ▁was ▁owned ▁by ▁a ▁free ▁black ▁woman , ▁Jud ith ▁Philip ▁and ▁her ▁family ▁members . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁dependency ▁of ▁Gren ada ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁Car ri ac ou ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁of ▁the ▁Gren ad ines ▁and ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁h illy ▁terrain ▁s lop ing ▁to ▁white ▁sand ▁be aches . ▁The ▁island ▁st ret ches ▁from ▁Peg us ▁Point ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁to ▁Gun ▁Point