
An old strengthened island, St-Malo (Normandy, France) is founded on the S.XII and its name comes from the Welsh monk Maclou, who landed there in the S.VI to spread the christian message and to turn into bishop of Alet, former cradle of the current city. In 1308 they were a commune and in 1395 they surrendered to the king Carlos VI of France, who granted to them the exemption of the payment of port rights. During the XVIth to XIXth century its port was very important - thanks to the sailor´s facts - as Jacques Cartier, René Duguay-Trouin or Robert Surcouf, three big navigators, conquerors and pirates - who assembled ships for the Indies, China, Africa and the Americas.






