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/Home/Historical Studies/History/Regional History/Central America/Caribbean /St. Lucia History of Saint Lucia Votes:0 Search The Web! Search The Web! Search The Web! Search The Web! Free Travel Cheap Tickets Auction Newsletter Immigration Affiliate Make Money Saint Lucia HISTORY St. Lucia's first known inhabitants were Arawaks, believed to have come from northern South America 200-400 A.D. Numerous archaeological sites on the island have produced specimens of the Arawaks' well-developed pottery. Caribs gradually replaced Arawaks during the period 800-1000 A.D. Europeans first landed on the island in either 1492 or 1502 during Spain's early exploration of the Caribbean. The Dutch, English, and French all tried to establish trading outposts on St. Lucia in the 17th century but faced opposition from hostile Caribs. The English, with their headquarters in Barbados, and the French, centered on Martinique, foun Read More Go to Site The History of St. Lucia Votes:0 PO Box 3119, St. James, Barbados, W.I. Tel: 1 (246) 434 3434 E-mail: info@skyviews.com | To Navigation Bar | The History of St. Lucia Like many islands in the Caribbean St. Lucia was inhabited long before the Europeans arrived. Arawak Indians had settled in St. Lucia around 2 thousand years ago. The second wave of settlers consisted of the warlike Carib Indians who had more or less removed the Arawaks by 800AD. They called the island "Hewanorra" . The island was not referred to as St. Lucia until the late 1500's. There is some speculation as to which European set foot on St. Lucia first and initially it was thought to have been Columbus on his 4th voyage to the West Indies in 1502. However historians believe that from the records it was probably Juan de la Cosa that arrived first Read More Go to Site

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