| St.
Lucia is one of the Windward Islands between Martinique
and St.Vincent. The Arawak
Indians were well established in St. Lucia before the Europeans
ever set foot on the island. They were followed by the warrior Caribs
who overcame the peace-loving Arawaks and by around 800 AD, Carib
settlements dominated the island. These tribes left their mark on
the island. They called it "Iouanalao" and "Hewanorra," meaning
"there where the iguana is found". The name St. Lucia was first
used in the late sixteenth century. It was once believed that Christopher
Columbus, on his fourth voyage to the West Indies in 1502, was
the first European to set foot on St. Lucia. But historians are
now almost certain that he never landed on the island. One theory
suggests that Juan de la Cosa, a little-known exploreer, who travelled
with Columbus on his first and second voyages, named the island.
One of his maps shows a small island named El Falcon near where
St. Lucia is located. |
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