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Who Colonized the Bahamas? British Interest Began in 1629 When Charles I Granted Robert Heath, Attorney General of England, Territories in America Including...
Who Colonized The Bahamas?
British interest began in 1629 when Charles I granted Robert Heath, attorney general of England, territories in America including “Bahama and all other Isles and Islands lying southerly there or neare upon the foresayd continent.” Heath, however, made no effort to settle the Bahamas.
Who colonized the Bahamas first?
For many years, historians believed that The Bahamas was not colonized until the 17th century. However, recent studies show that there may have been attempts of colonization by groups from Spain, France, Britain, and the Netherlands. The French settled in Abaco in 1565, and tried again in 1625.
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