St. Lucia
February 3rd 2010 St. Lucia is part of the lesser Antilles and was named for St. Lucy of Syracuse. It was first visited by Europeans around 1500 and colonized by the French in 1660. Great Britain took control of the island from 1663 to 1667 and went to war with France fourteen times over ownership of the island. Finally, the British took control of the island in 1814, the same year that they were defeated by the Am
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