Emmanuel Bertrand-Bocandé

Emmanuel Bertrand-Bocandé (1812–1881) was an explorer, businessman, and French colonial administrator who helped spread French influence in Basse Casamance, Senegal, specifically on the island of Carabane. He left a valuable account of the French perspective on this region during colonial times.

Biography

The son of René Bertrand and Olive Bocandé, Emmanuel Bertrand-Bocandé was born in Nantes on July 3, 1812.

He had control of Carabane from 1849 to 1857. He was replaced by Bourdeny.^[1]

He died in Paris on November 28, 1881.

Works

• "Notes sur la Guinée portugaise ou Sénégambie méridionale". Bulletin de la Société de géographie.
  • (in French) First part: Vol. 11, May–June 1849, p. 265–350. Read online at Gallica
  • (in French) Second part: Vol. 12, July–August 1849, p. 57–93. Read online at Gallica
• "Extrait d'une lettre de M. Bertrand Bocandé, résident français à Karabanne (Cazamance) à M. Ferdinand-Denis le 2 février 1851". Bulletin de la Société de géographie (in French). 2: 414–418. 1851.
• "Carabane et Sedhiou. Des ressources que présentent dans leur état actuel les comptoirs français établis sur les bords de la Casamance". Revue coloniale (in French). XVI: 398–421. July–December 1856. Retrieved December 2, 2017.