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Gabriel de Clieu: The man who brought coffee to the new world

"Gabriel De Clieu is not well known; his name is not commonly found amongst the roster of monolithic characters that are recognized as great men, and yet De Clieu is the man who brought coffee to the new world."

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Gabriel-Mathieu Francois D'ceus de Clieu

Plantations In the Americas

"In the year 1714, King Louis XIV of France received a gift of a young coffee tree from the Mayor of Amsterdam that he planted in the Royal Botanical Garden. A few years later, in 1723, a young naval officer named Gabriel de Clieu pushed through bad weather, pirate attacks, a saboteur, and more to bring a seedling from the king’s plant to Martinique. Once they got it planted, it grew quickly, and in only 50 years, more than 28 million trees were growing from a single seedling. This seedling is responsible for all the coffee trees growing in the Americas today and in the Caribbean. Today, these trees bring in more than $1 billion in profit for several countries worldwide."

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