The first recorded settlement of the Territory was by Arawak Indians who came from South America, in around 100 BC.

The British Virgin Islands consist of the main islands of Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Anegada and Jost Van Dyke, along with more than 50 other smaller islands and ...

The history of the British Virgin Islands is usually, for convenience, broken up into five separate periods: Pre-Columbian Amerindian settlement, up to an ... 1672: British colonisation · 1834: Emancipation

6 дней назад · The British Virgin Islands are a British overseas territory. The country is administered under a constitution that came into effect in 2007 and ...

27 мар. 2023 г. · Named by Christopher Columbus in 1493, the islands were initally settled by the Dutch. They became part of Britain's Leeward Islands colony in ...

Settlement and history of the British Virgin Islands Tortola was first settled in 1648 by Dutch buccaneers who held the island until it was taken over in 1666 ...

European Discovery and Colonization The arrival of European explorers in the late 15th century marked the beginning of a new era for the British Virgin Islands.

16 авг. 2024 г. · Grappling with a history shaped by colonialism, the British Virgin Islands have built a national identity that embraces change while distancing the neighbors.

During the 17th century, the Dutch and the British developed their interests in the Virgin Islands, with the British ultimately establishing control in 1672 ...