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  1. History of Saint Martin

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    St. Martin's history shares many commonalities with other Caribbean islands. Its earliest inhabitants were Amerindians, followed by Europeans who brought slavery to exploit commercial interests. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    Ancient relics date the island's first settlers, probably the Ciboney (a subgroup of Arawaks), back to 3,500 years ago. [citation needed] Then another group of Arawaks migrated from South America's Orinoco basin around 800 A.D. [citation needed] Because of St. Martin's salt-pans they called it "Soualiga," or "Land of Salt."Mainly a farming and fishing society, the Arawaks lived in villages of ...
  3. britannica.com

    Jan 16, 2025Saint Martin, island, lying at the northern end of the Leeward group of the Lesser Antilles in the northeastern Caribbean Sea. The island extends about 12 miles (19 km) from north to south and about the same distance from east to west, including a narrow looping sand spit that extends westward from the hilly main part of the island. ...
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    Saint Martin (French: Saint-Martin; Dutch: Sint Maarten) is an island in Leeward Islands of the Lesser Antilles in the northeastern Caribbean, approximately 300 km (190 mi) east of Puerto Rico.The 87 km 2 (34 sq mi) island is divided roughly 60:40 between the French Republic (53 km 2 or 20 sq mi) [1] and the Kingdom of the Netherlands (34 km 2 or 13 sq mi), [2] but the Dutch part is more ...
  6. sint-maarten.net

    The island of St. Maarten has a full history that dates back to 3000 B.C when the indigenous Arawak and Carib tribes first inhabited the land. On November 11, 1493 the island was discovered and named by Christopher Columbus. Since this time, St. Maarten has experienced many cultural influences from different nations such as The Netherlands ...
  7. st-martin.org

    Christopher Columbus, the famous explorer, sailed past the island on November 11, 1493, St. Martin's Day. He spotted the island and named it after the patron saint. Some 200 years later, as a curious nod to history, the island was divided into two, just as St. Martin's coat had been, when the territory was shared between the French and the ...
  8. st-maarten.com

    The island has been divided, and the story of how it happened has been embellished throughout history to become the 'Legend of St. Martin/St. Maarten'. Even after the signing of the treaty, however, the island changed hand 16 times, with even English powers vying for control.
  9. st-martin.org

    The history of St. Martin was therefore forged on mutual respect between civilizations and the sovereignty of nations. On May 27, 1848, France abolished slavery and went down in the history of mankind, taking St. Martin along with it. In 1863, fifteen years after the French, the Dutch side of the island also abolished slavery.
  10. The island of Saint Martin / Sint Maarten, often referred to as the "Friendly Island," boasts a history as rich and complex as its cultural tapestry. Situated at the crossroads of the Caribbean, this island has witnessed a dynamic history marked by the rise and fall of indigenous civilizations, European exploration, and colonization ...
  11. vacationstmaarten.com

    The island is know by its name, Sint Maarten, given by the (Dutch) Europeans in namesake of the Roman Saint. However, the island's first inhabitants, the Amerindians, would have used the name "Soualiga", the land of salt, or "Oualichi", the land of the brave and beautiful women. It seems the name was prophetic, as though the Amerindians no ...
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