First English Settlement in the West Indies

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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English settlers under Sir Thomas Warner land on the Caribbean island of St Kitts, and establish the colony of St Christopher's as the first English settlement in the West Indies.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "First English Settlement in the West Indies". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=404, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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