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Christopher Columbus made contact with Antigua in 1493. [1] He named it Santa Maria de la Antigua after a church in Spain. [2] Antigua was ignored by Europeans until 1520, when Don Antonio Serrano and a small party attempted to colonise it. He was granted a letters-patent by the King of Spain to take control of Antigua, Barbuda, Montserrat, and ...
Plan for English Harbour in Antigua from 1745. During the 18th century, Antigua was used as the headquarters of the British Royal Navy Caribbean fleet. English Harbour Dockyard, as it came to be called, a sheltered and well-protected deepwater port, was the main base and facilities there were greatly expanded during the later 18th century.
The Spanish Empire claimed jurisdiction over the New World in the Caribbean and North and South America, with the exception of Brazil, ceded to Portugal by the Treaty of Tordesillas. Other European powers, including England, France, and the Dutch Republic, took possession of territories initially claimed by Spain.
In defiance to the king, the governor at the time, John Thomas, refused to make Antigua the centre of the Leeward Islands administration, preferring St. Kitts. Due to another conflict, Antigua was put into a state of defence in the early 1800s, and in 1805, a French squadron nearly landed in Antigua before deciding to attack Nevis instead. [19]
In 1859, the Barbuda (Extension of Laws of Antigua) Act was passed, beginning the merger process between Antigua and Barbuda. [5] On 1 August 1860, the island reverted to the British crown, ending Codrington rule and officially uniting the two islands. [6] [7] In 1871, the British Leeward Islands were federalized, ending the post-emancipation ...
The Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, [62] also known as the Transcontinental Treaty of 1819, settled a border dispute in North America between the United States and Spain. The treaty was the result of increasing tensions between the U.S. and Spain regarding territorial rights at a time of weakened Spanish power in the New World.
First democratic election held in Antigua [40] 1958 3 January Colony of Antigua joins the West Indies Federation, becomes the Territory of Antigua [41] 1960 1 January Antigua becomes self-governing [42] 1962 31 May West Indies Federation abolished [43] 1965 29 November General election held [44] 1966 28 February Antigua Constitutional ...
Areas under the authority of the Governor of Antigua (1833–1872) 1951 general election. Antigua and Barbuda was first successfully colonised by the English in 1632, led by Sir Thomas Warner, the island's first governor. [1] The Government House was located in Falmouth, the main village, which was subject to Carib attacks. [2]