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 Sir Henry
Morgan was one of the most famous
English pirates in America. He fought the Spanish
fleet in the Caribbean, looted Spanish cities
throughout the West Indies, Central America, and
the northern coast of South America, and served
as Lieutenant-Governor of Jamaica. |
 Anguilla: Facts
and Figures Location east
of Puerto Rico. Total Area 35 sq mi. Population
15,423. Capital The Valley. Form of
Government overseas territory of the United
Kingdom. Origin of Name from Latin word
for "eel." |
 Virgin
Islands of the United States: An Overview
Location about 40 miles east of Puerto
Rico. Total Area 133 sq mi. Population
109,574. Capital Charlotte Amalie. Purchased
from Denmark January 17, 1917. |
 The
West Indies
Federation was established by the
British Caribbean Federation Act of 1956 with the
aim of establishing a political union among its
members. |
 National
Symbols of The Bahamas The coat of
arms is a composition of things
indigenous to these islands. A conch shell
symbolizes the marine life of The Bahamas. Wavy
green palm fronds are symbolic of the natural
vegetation. Wavy barrulets of blue symbolize the
waters of The Bahamas. A flamingo, the national
bird, and a silvery blue marlin, the national
fish, support the shield. |
 Fidel Castro
led the revolution which forced Batista out of
Cuba in 1958, and subsequently ruled Cuba until
poor health forced him to step down in 2008. The
economic embargo imposed by the United States in
1962 was spurred by his nationalization of
U.S.-owned businesses in Cuba, which was in turn
spurred by the refusal of U.S.-owned oil
refineries in Cuba to process oil bought from the
Soviet Union. |
 Important
Dates in Puerto Rico Discovered by
Christopher Columbus in 1493. Ceded to the United
States in 1898. Made a Commonwealth of the United
States in 1952. Voted to remain a commonwealth in
1967. |
 About
Guadeloupe This group of islands
about 300 miles southeast of Puerto Rico is one
of the most popular travel destinations in the
Caribbean. It is administered as an overseas
department of France. |
 Errol Walton
Barrow led Barbados from being a
British colony to an independent nation, and then
served as the first Prime Minister of an
independent Barbados from 1966 to 1987. During
his tenure he instituted a massive program of
public works and got his nation admitted into the
Organization of American States. |
