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He was the captain of the ''Phelupeau''(or ''Phelypeau'') that sailed into the Strait Of Magellan in 1699 , and he named one of the islands there after Louis XIV Of France , and the bay after the Louis, The Grand Dauphin . The islands are now part of the Falkland Islands . When he left in 1701 he discovered the island that was named for him, Beauchene Island . He was the first Frenchman to sail Cape Horn from west to east. He also initiated trade relations between France, Peru and Chile . |