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St. Lucia - History - English
URL: http://www.saint-lucia.com/st-lucia-history.html

t. Lucia's exquisite beauty and serenity belie a history marred by constant war and bloodshed. Even before the advent of the European conquest of the New World, St. Lucia had already been victimized by the ongoing struggle between bellicose Amerindian tribes for control of the island.

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Saint Lucia - English
URL: http://www.worldrover.com/vital/saint_lucia.html

Government, History, Population, Geography and Maps.

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Saint Lucia's History and Culture - English
URL: http://www.stlucia.org/history.htm

Part of the site of the Saint Lucia Tourist Board.

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History of Saint Lucia - English
URL: http://www.un.int/stlucia/history.htm

In spite of this, the belief is still widely held that Saint Lucia was discovered on December 13, 1502. Many writers still refer to this date as the island's "Discovery Day," and the fallacy is further perpetuated by the official observance of December 13 as the island's "National Day."

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History - English
URL: http://www.multimania.com/schmittg/histo_a.html

The first inhabitants of Sainte-Lucie were the Arawak Indians probably arrived around year 200 in order to escape their enemies the Caribs Indians. Some vestiges of their agricultural traditions and their craft industry were found on a dozen sites, but these people remain relatively badly known.

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History of Saint Lucia - English
URL: http://www.worldrover.com/history/st_lucia_history.html

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.

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A Concise History of St. Lucia - English
URL: http://www.geographia.com/st-lucia/lchis01.htm

The history of the island's European discovery is a bit hazy. It was long believed that Columbus had discovered St. Lucia in 1502, but recent evidence suggests that he merely sailed close by.

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