Île Raphael
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Île Raphael is an island in the Saint Brandon archipelago, a group of 30 outer islands of Mauritius.[1] The island is named after Veuve Raphaël.[2] Veuve Raphaël's husband was a sea captain[3][4] and had installations on the corner of rue (route) des Pamplemousses and rue Fanfaron in Port Louis. Captain Raphaël travelled regularly to Île Raphael, St Brandon from Port Louis and, on 17 May 1816[5] and November 1817,[6] is on record as bringing back salted fish (Poisson Salé[7][8]) on a Lugger called 'Le Cheriby' ('angel' in old French). Île Raphaël is today the headquarters and principal fishing base of the Raphael Fishing Company which is the second oldest commercial company in Mauritius.