When slavery was abolished on 1 February 1835 , an attempt was made to secure a cheap source of adaptable labour for intensive sugar plantations in Mauritius .
Mauritian Creoles trace their origins to the plantation owners and slaves who were brought to work the sugar fields .
When slavery was abolished on 1 February 1835 , an attempt was made to secure a cheap source of adaptable labour for intensive sugar plantations in Mauritian .
Mauritian Creoles trace their origins to the plantation owners and slaves who were brought to work the sugar fields .