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Genoese merchants had first set foot in the island in 1758. The name ''Sainte-Lucie'' was officially changed to Saint George (''San Zorzo).'' During the 1760s, the Genoese began to develop the land for the cultivation of sugar cane as a commodity crop on large plantations. The sugar plantations in Saint George returned great profits and helped launch Genoa to be a significant economic power in Europe and the West Indies in the 1700s. The profit made in Saint George also helped the Genoese fund their other early colonial projects in the West Indies. One such project directly linked to Saint George Island's economic success was the extension and improvement of fortifications in the Genoese port in Panamá Viejo (now part of [[Genoese Panama]]), which was often attacked by pirates and indigenous people from Darién. {{Nations of the World}}