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Apr 27, 1492
Christopher Columbus'
Christopher Columbus' arrival in 1492. -
Eleutherian Adventurers
In 1648, the Eleutherian Adventurers, led by William Sayle, migrated from Bermuda. These English Puritans established the first permanent European settlement on an island which they named Eleuthera -
King Charles II granted the islands to the Lords Proprietors of the Carolinas in North America
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Juan de Alcon
In 1684 Spanish corsair Juan de Alcon raided the capital, Charles Town (later renamed Nassau) -
The War of the Spanish Succession.
Franco-Spanish occupied the Bahamian capital during the War of the Spanish Succession. -
Spanish appear
In 1782, following the British defeat at Yorktown, a Spanish fleet appeared off the coast of Nassau. The city surrendered without a fight -
The Duke of Windsor
In August 1940, after his abdication of the British throne, the Duke of Windsor was installed as Governor of the Bahamas, arriving with his wife, the Duchess. -
Bahamas Independece
The British House of Lords voted to give the Bahamas its independence on 22 June 1973
