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João da Nova, a Galician navigator serving the Portuguese Empire, was the first person to sight Saint Helena.. According to long-established tradition, the island was sighted on 21 May 1502 by the four ships of the 3rd Portuguese Armada, commanded by João da Nova, a Galician navigator in the service of Portugal, during his return voyage to Lisbon, who named it Santa Helena after Saint Helena ...
The St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Constitution Order 2009 (an Order in Council of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom) enacted a new constitution for the territory, which came into effect on 1 September 2009, and elevated Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha from being dependencies of Saint Helena to equal constituent parts.
Napoleon surrendering to the English and boarding one of their ships. Bonaparte's arrival on Saint Helena Island, engraving by Louis-Yves Queverdo [].. Following his abdication on June 22, 1815, Napoleon proceeded to the Atlantic coast, where the French government, under the leadership of Fouché, had arranged for two frigates to facilitate his departure for America.
The dispute over Big House Cemetery situation speaks to a much bigger issue in St. Helena about access to historic cemeteries, Haynes says. On Mother’s Day May 12, community members realized ...
Saint Helena, named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha [ 1 ] which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha .
Penn Center’ heritage days began because of the strong ties that so many have to the historic school on St. Helena Island. 10,000 expected at this popular Sea Island celebration that includes a ...
St Helena of the Cross, Blue Hill; St Martin's in the Hills, Thompson's Hill; St Peter's, Sandy Bay; The Parish of St James. St James' Church in Jamestown is the oldest Anglican church in the southern hemisphere, the present building was put up in 1774. There are three daughter churches: St John's, Upper Jamestown; St Mary's, the Briars; St ...
Washington is a Washington D.C. native who moved to St. Helena Island with her husband Travis and their three children in 2018. Washington’s children went to a top school in Washington D.C.