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1492
1492
Cristopher Columbu's arrival to San Salvador, Bahamas. -
1494
Tordesillas Treaty
This treaty placed de Bahamas in Spanish territory. The Spanish enslaved the native Lucayan people. The population of the Bahamas was depleted. -
English colonization
Arrival of English people to the Bahamas -
1670
The king Carlos II granted the islands to the owners of the Carolinas in North America. They rented them with rights of commerce, taxes, appointment of governors and administration of the country. -
Period: to
XVIII
Bahamas camed a pirate domain. -
1684
The Spanish privateer Juan de Alcón raided the capital, Charles Town (Nasau) -
1706
In 1703, a Franco-Spanish expedition briefly occupied Nassau during the War of the Spanish Succession. -
1718
Great Britain ade the Bahamas a crown colony. After a difficult struggle, piracy was abolished. -
Spanish attack
In 1720, the Spanish attacked Nasáu. -
1776
Under the command of Esek Hopkins, the U.S. side occupied Nassau. -
1782
In 1782, a Spanish fleet appeared off the coast of Nassau, and the city surrendered without a fight. -
Actuality
The Bahamas is a Westminster-style parliamentary monarchy with a two-party system in which the Free National Movement and the Progressive Liberal Party have alternated in government.