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Barbados was inhabited by indigenous peoples – Arawaks and Caribs – prior to the European colonization of the Americas in the 16th century. The island was briefly claimed by the Spanish Empire who saw trees with a beard like feature (hence the name Barbados), and then by Portugal from 1532 to 1620.
17th century The Codrington Plantations were two historic sugarcane producing estates on the island of Barbados , established in the 17th century by Christopher Codrington (c. 1640–1698) and his father of the same name.
Sir William Courten or Curteen (1572–1636) was a wealthy 17th century merchant, operating from London. He financed the colonisation of Barbados, but lost his investment and interest in the islands to the Earl of Carlisle.
In the late 17th century, at least 2000 slaves were imported to Barbados each year. [2] By 1655, Ferdinand was a churchwarden and in 1656 and 1660 he was a trustee. He also concerned himself with affairs unrelated to the church, being attested as a lieutenant in 1654 and as a surveyor of the highways in 1660.
The case is a formal end of Barbados' 170+ year long relationship with the London-based Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC). 2007: 4 March: The Cricket World Cup is held in the West Indies region. Barbados hosts several of the Warm Up and Super 8 matches along with the Final. (to 28 April) 2008: 15 January
In the early 17th century Barbadians began large-scale migration from Barbados to the areas of North and South Carolina, becoming among some of the first resident settlers in those states. [1] This was largely due to the overpopulation of plantation owners and enslaved people on the island of Barbados.
Officially colonized by the British in 1627, [4] Barbados was by the end of the seventeenth century the richest possession of Britain's Caribbean empire. [4] The Bajan economy was driven by, and dependent on, slave labor, [4] [3] [2] which played out on cash-crop plantations throughout the island.
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