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This article covers the history of Antigua and Barbuda from the end of the Pre-Columbian period in 1493 to 1687. During this era, the first African slaves were brought to Antigua and Barbuda, and the native population was driven to near-extinction. For much of this period, Antigua and Barbuda was officially known as the Colony of Antigua.
This article covers the history of Antigua and Barbuda from 1688 until the prelude to emancipation in 1832. During this era, the parishes and government were properly established, as well as the height of slavery and the establishment of an Antiguan sugar-based economy. Antigua was often formally called the Colony of Antigua during this period ...
The colonial ensign of Antigua and Barbuda from 1956 to 1962. Along with most colonies of the British Empire, all slaves in Antigua were emancipated in 1833, but remained economically dependent upon the island's white plantation owners. Economic opportunities for the freed population were limited by a lack of surplus farming land, no access to ...
This article covers the history of Antigua and Barbuda from emancipation in 1833 until the British Leeward Islands were federalized in the early 1870s. During this era, the economy was significantly reformed, and many Afro-Antiguan villages were established. Antigua was often formally called the Colony of Antigua during this period. This is ...
Depiction of the 1521 Fall of Tenochtitlan. Indigenous rebellions in Mexico and Central America were conflicts of resistance initiated by indigenous peoples against European colonial empires and settler states that occurred in the territory of the continental Viceroyalty of New Spain and British Honduras, as well as their respective successor states.
During the Commonwealth of England, the colony was against Oliver Cromwell. [3] In 1666, Antigua was invaded by the French, who ruled Antigua from the governors of its other colonies until it was returned to the English in 1667 under the Treaty of Breda. [4] On 13 April 1668, Antigua's legislative assembly met for the first time in Parham.
In 1671, Antigua became part of the newly formed colony of the Leeward Islands, whose governor remained on Antigua. Until 1747, a lieutenant governor was appointed on Antigua to oversee domestic affairs. Philip Warner, 1671–1675; Rowland Williams, 1675–1678, first time; James Vaughan, 1678–1680; Valentine Russell, 1680–1682; Paul Lee ...
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