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/Home/Historical Studies/History/Regional History/Central America/Caribbean /Antigua & Barbuda Antigua & Barbuda - History & Culture Votes:0 HOME History, Arts & Culture Barbuda Exploring English Harbour St. John's Activities Sailing Cricket Diving Beaches Calendar of Events Carnival Transportations Accommodations Specials Cuisine, Restaurants & Nightlife Weddings Wedding & Honeymoon Specials New! Best Bets Travel Tips Tourist Offices Comments & Questions News & Press Releases Map Page Slavery left a bitter legacy on Antigua. "Freedom" came on August 1, 1834, but the lack of an "apprenticeship" or transition period left former slaves instantly impoverished. They had no choice but to continue working on the sugar plantations, where conditions and wages kept them dependent on their former masters. Click here for books about Caribbean history Arts and Culture Heavenly Hill Gallery Antigua Heavenly Hill is the l Read More Go to Site Antigua Net: Antigua! Votes:0 HISTORY In 1493, Columbus arrived in Antigua and named it Antigua after the Church of Santa Maria de la Antigua in Seville. In 1632, the English arrived from nearby St. Kitts and established a settlement, the first of its kind from Europe. The island remained British ruled until 1967 except for a brief French occupation. Similar to other Caribbean lands, Antigua was turned into a sugar-producing island. Slaves were imported from African countries until 1838, when slavery was abolished. The headquarters for the English fleet was located at the Dockyard in English Harbour during the 1700?s and 1800?s when the sugar producing islands were of enormous value to Europe. The senior officer of the Dockyard station from the years of 1784 to 1787 was Lord Nelson. Consequently today, The Dockyard and Read More Go to Site Antigua's History - Pre-European, Colonial, Post-Colonial, Today ... Votes:0 PO Box 3119, St. James, Barbados, W.I. Tel: 1 (246) 434 3434 E-mail: info@skyviews.com | To Navigation Bar | Antigua's History - Pre-European, Colonial, Post-Colonial, Today ... As is the case with many Caribbean islands, European explorers were not the first people to set foot in Antigua. The island was first settled by amerindians at least as far back as 900AD and it is likely there were settlers far earlier. The peaceful Ciboney Indians were probably the first there, followed by the Arawaks and later by the far more aggressive Caribs. Europeans wandered (literally) on to the scene in in the shape of Columbus in 1493 on his 2nd voyage to the New World. He called the island Santa Maria de la Antigua after a miracle-working saint from the Seville Cathedral in Spain. Antigua had no natural Read More Go to Site History of Antigua and Barbuda Votes:0 Search The Web! Search The Web! Search The Web! Search The Web! Free Travel Cheap Tickets Auction Newsletter Immigration Affiliate Make Money Antigua and Barbuda HISTORY Antigua was first inhabited by the Siboney ("stone people"), whose settlements date at least to 2400 BC. The Siboney were succeeded by the Arawaks, who originated in Venezuela and gradually migrated up the chain of islands now called the Lesser Antilles. The warlike Carib people drove the Arawaks from neighboring islands but apparently did not settle on either Antigua or Barbuda. Christopher Columbus landed on the islands in 1493, naming the larger one "Santa Maria de la Antigua." The English colonized the islands in 1632. Sir Christopher Codrington established the first large sugar estate in Antigua in Read More Go to Site Political Leaders: Antigua Votes:0 A.link {color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;} A.link:active {color:#0000ff;} A.link:visited {color:#000080;} A.link:hover {color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;} A.link:visited:hover {color:#ff0000;} Leaders of Antigua and Barbuda [ To the list of countries ] [ To the ZPC Homepage ] The British Monarch is the head of the State and is represented by a Governor-General since the independence (1 Nov 1981). Parties : ALP : Antigua Labour Party; UPP : United Progressive Party Heads of Government Chief minister Vere Cornwall Bird 1 Jan 1960 - 27 Feb 1967 (+1999) ALP Premiers Vere Cornwall Bird 27 Feb 1967 - 14 Feb 1971 (+1999) ALP George Herbert Walter 14 Feb 1971 - 1 Feb 1976 Vere Cornwall Bird 1 Feb 1976 - 1 Nov 1981 (+1999) ALP Prime ministers Vere Cornwall Bird 1 Nov 1981 - 9 Mar 1994 (+19 Read More Go to Site

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