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In 1620, Ralph Merifield and Sir Thomas Warner received from King James I, a Royal Patent to colonize the Leeward Islands, but with overall authority through James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle. Merifield and Warner formed the company Merwars Hope, which was renamed Society of Adventurers, which merged into the Royal African Company in 1664. Warner arrived on St. Kitts on 28 January 1623 (O.S.; 7 February 1624 N.S.) with 15 settlers and came to terms with the Carib Chief Ouboutou Tegremante. Three Frenchmen were already on the island, either Huguenot refugees, pirates, or castaways. The Hurricane of September 1623 wiped out their tobacco and vegetable crop, yet the colony survived and grew. Hopewell arrived in 1624, and included Warner's friend Colonel John Jaeffreson, who built Wingfield Manor. This Jaeffreson may have been an ancestor of Thomas Jefferson's.[1]: 14–16 [3]

In 1625, a French captain, Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc, arrived on St. Kitts aboard his 14-gun brigantine and a crew of 40. He had escaped a three-hour battle with a 35-gun Spanish warship near the Cayman Islands. In 1627, Warner and d'Esnambuc split the island in four quarters, with the English controlling the middle half and the French the end quarters. Cardinal Richelieu formed the Compagnie de Saint-Christophe in 1626, and 40 slaves were purchased from Senegal. By 1635, the number of slaves on St. Kitts had grown to 500–600, and by 1665 the French West India Company replaced the Compagnie.[1]: 21–22 

As the European population on Saint Kitts continued to increase, Chief Tegremond grew hostile to the foreigners in 1626, and plotted their elimination with the help of other Island Caribs. However, a native woman named Barbe informed Warner and d'Esnambuc of the plot and they decided to take action. The Europeans acted by getting the Indians intoxicated at a party before returning to their village, where 120 were killed in their sleep. The following day, at a site now called Bloody Point, with a ravine known as Bloody River, over 2,000 Caribs were massacred. By 1640, the remaining Caribs not enslaved on St. Kitts, Nevis, and Antigua, were removed to Dominica.[1]: 17–18 

In 1628, Warner allowed Anthony Hilton to settle Nevis, along with 80 others from St. Kitts. Hilton had recently escaped murder by his indentured servant, and decided to sell his St. Kitts' plantation. Hilton's 80 were joined by 100 other settlers, originally bound for Barbuda.[2]: 40–41 

The 1629 English colonization was led by George Donne.[4] Both powers then proceeded to colonise neighbouring islands from their bases. The English settled Nevis (1628), Antigua (1632), Montserrat (1632) and later Anguilla (1650) and Tortola (1672). The French colonised Martinique (1635), the Guadeloupe archipelago (1635), St Martin (1648), St Barths (1648), and Saint Croix (1650).

Saint Kitts and Nevis suffered heavily from a Spanish raid in 1629, led by Fadrique de Toledo, 1st Marquis of Villanueva de Valdueza. All settlements were destroyed, nine hostages taken back to Spain, and 600 men taken to work the mines in Spanish America. Four ships were supposed to carry the rest back to England, but they returned to the islands soon after the Spanish departed. This was the only Spanish attempt to keep the English and French out of the Leeward Islands.[1]: 19–23 

During the Battle of the Fig Tree in 1635, the French forcefully removed English settlers who had encroached into the French portion of St. Kitts. The French used 250 armed slaves in the conflict.[1]: 34 

The islands' earliest cash crop was tobacco, along with ginger and indigo dye. However, production from the Caribbean and North American colonies deflated the price resulting in an 18-month moratorium on St. Kitts tobacco farming in 1639. This prompted the production of sugar from sugar cane on St. Kitts in 1643, and on Nevis in 1648. Windmills were built to crush the canes and extract the juice. mapa de San Cristóbal y Nieves #stkitts,#nevis
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Seven Exceptional Places to stay when Vacationing in St Kitts and Nevis

In this video we are helping you to decide exactly where to stay on your next vacation to St. Kitts and Nevis. We are doing so by sharing seven exceptional hotels in St. Kitts and Nevis. You can book any of them by contacting us on reservations@nevissuntours.com.
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FIGTREE HOUSE AND COTTAGE , NEVIS,ST KITTS AND NEVIS, WEST INDIES 2.wmv

Located on the Southern Slopes of Nevis peak. Figtree House is a lovely colonial style home with a unique 2 bedroom stone cottage. Situated in 1 1/2 acres of landscaped tropical gardens Figtree House and cottage is available for holiday rental. Please visit the web site for more information and rates etc
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St. Kitts and Nevis are mountainous siblings representing two sides of one handsome coin, and sharing a St. Kitts-based government.

Nevis, the smaller of the two, boasts important historic sights: Nevis is the birthplace of American statesman Alexander Hamilton, and his former home is now a museum; Great Britain's famed naval hero Admiral Horatio Nelson met and married Nevisian Fanny Brice here in 1787, and their marriage license is recorded at Fig Tree Church. Visitors partake in watersports on Pinney's Beach (home of the Four Seasons) and Oualie Beach, plus there's mountain biking, horseback riding, hiking, diving and snorkeling trips. The local botanical garden contains one of the largest collections of palms in the region, and the Four Seasons golf course and tennis facilities are among the Caribbean's finest. Liming -- relaxing -- at the various beach bars is worth a few lazy afternoons, while evenings are best spent on gourmet dining.

The history is no less rich on St. Kitts, which Christopher Columbus named St. Christopher after the patron saint of travelers, and the appellation was eventually shortened to St. Kitts. Nine forts guarded the island's coastline, none more impressive than the massive Brimstone Hill Fortress; it is a wonderfully preserved UNESCO World Heritage Site today and well worth exploration. For beaches and watersports, head south to Frigate Bay, where most of the hotel rooms are located, or just beyond, to the Southeast Peninsula, where the island's best white-sand coves ring the peninsula's rolling hills and salt ponds. Watch for green vervet monkeys scampering across the road, dodging into bushes or looking for a handout at Turtle Beach
AIRPORTS/GATEWAYS/FLYING TIMES: Airports: The Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw International Airport in St. Kitts is less than 2 miles from downtown Basseterre and Newcastle Airport in Nevis is approximately 6 miles outside Charlestown. Gateways/Flying Times: Transfers through Antigua, Miami, Philadelphia, London Gatwick, St. Maarten, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Flight times from Miami-3 hours, Charlotte-4 hours, London-8 hours, Antigua-20 minutes, San Juan, Puerto Rico- 1hour, St. Maarten-20 minutes.

CLIMATE: Temperature High/Low Summer 90/76 degrees F. Winter 84/72 degrees F. Average humidity is 71.5%. Annual rainfall averages 55 inches. Approximate sunrise 0530, sunset 1830.

DINING: Food aficionados will find a wonderful range of cuisines to select from available at various restaurants, both individually operated and found within the island's hotels or inns. Local delicacies with a distinctly Caribbean flair dominate most menus, yet Continental, vegetarian, Italian and other styles can also be found on St. Kitts. Tipping is discretionary at 10-15%. Dress code varies depending on the establishment.

NIGHTLIFE: Entertainment available includes-Live local and international entertainment. Conventional Clubs. Beach Bars/Club. Casino. Sports bars. Dinner/dances. Cinema.

LANGUAGE: English.

SIGHTSEEING: The historic capital city of Basseterre offers sites including Independence Square, Berkley Memorial, St. George's Anglican Church, St. Barnabus Anglican Church, the Georgian House, the National Museum, the Cenotaph (war memorial), Government House and the Port Zante cruise terminal. Other top tourist draws on island are Brimstone Hill (the only manmade UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Eastern Caribbean), Black Rocks, Bloody Point, Old Road Town, Carib Indian Petroglyphs, Romney Manor and the Caribelle Batik Factory, Belmont Estate, the St. Kitts Scenic Railway, tropical rainforest and extinct volcano Mt. Liamuiga.
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Barbados & St Kitts and Nevis

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Barbados and St. Kitts and Nevis are two small island countries in the Caribbean Sea. Barbados has a population of only 290,000, and Saint Kitts and Nevis is the smallest country in the Americas in both land area and population with only 50,000 inhabitants. However, they both are important tourist destinations. All about Barbados & Saint Kitts and Nevis, with visiting and touring information, geography, history, attractions, and other points of interest.

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The Kittitian Hill Philosophy

Set on a stunning St Kitts hillside, Kittitian Hill is a master planned resort offering beautifully designed luxury villas and charming cottages with a sustainable-living philosophy.

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Caribbean Coat of Arms And Their Meanings

The national coat of arms of each Caribbean country is a series of elements, organized in distinct oval places on top of each other with the motto of our country that denotes a rebirth of an independent state.

It forms a heraldic achievement and a national emblem that represents the identity of our land and its people and oftentimes symbolizes our source of power, courage, confidence, pride, willpower, and the source and ultimate wholeness of our existence.

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Beaumont Park - A St. Kitts Nevis Citizenship-By-Investment Real Estate Project

Beaumont Park - A St. Kitts Nevis Government-Approved Real Estate Project for Citizenship-by-Investment
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15 Caribbean Countries, How Did They Get Their Names? (Part 1)

Do you ever wonder how Caribbean Countries got their names? The origin of a country’s name can tell a lot about the country’s identity, culture, and history and it is even more interesting how the names of countries evolved over the years as these names were twisted, contorted, translated, and misconstrued. Lands were conquered, handed over, and repopulated. In Part 2 of this series, watch How These 11 Caribbean Territories & Departments Got Their Names (Part 2)

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Win A Free Trip to St Kitts

St Kitts in conjunction with American Airlines has launched the St Kitts Picture Your Presents Twitter photo sweepstakes. From now until December 25, 2011 you have the chance to win a trip to the beautiful island of St Kitts.

That's two round trip coach class tickets to St. Kitts on American Airlines plus a five-day/four-night stay for two at the St. Kitts Marriott Resort & Royal Beach Casino.

All you have to do is take a picture of one of their ads—preferably with you in it and post it onto Twitter with a tag to @StKittsTourism telling them what you think is so special about St Kitts and why you should win. It's that simple! Complete rules and regulations are listed at

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Morris Bay in Antigua

Morris Bay is a beach located on the island of Antigua in the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda. It's known for its crystal clear waters and white sand, making it a popular destination for tourists and locals alike. The area around Morris Bay is also home to several resorts, restaurants, and bars, offering a range of amenities and activities for visitors. Whether you're looking for a relaxing day soaking up the sun, or a more adventurous experience such as snorkeling or water sports, Morris Bay is a great destination in Antigua and Barbuda.
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Antigua with Kids: 15 Fun Things to Do

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