Then why not say they belong to the french, they were there even before the brits? As far as I can read Las Malvinas were occupied by spanish and british force

Then why not say they belong to the french, they were there even before the brits? As far as I can read Las Malvinas were occupied by spanish and british forces, then the brits volountarily abandoned the place[0] [0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland_Islands#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGibran199826%E2%80%9327-33 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkland_Islands#cite_note-FOO...)