Legacy
Bougainville's name is given to the largest eastern island of Papua New Guinea; and to the strait which divides it from the island of Choiseul. It is also applied to the strait between Mallicollo and Espiritu Santo islands of the New Hebrides group. In the Falklands, Port Louis, and "Isla Bougainville" (Lively Island's Spanish name) commemorate him.
The genus of South American climbing shrubs with colorful bracts, Bougainvillea, is named after him.
Thirteen ships of the French Navy have been named in his honour, see French ship Bougainville.
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“What is popularly called fame is nothing but an empty name and a legacy from paganism.”
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