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Monday, August 2, 2021

Basic timeline of the Bahamas

This post is a basic timeline of the Bahamas. There are 11 events listed below chronologically. Source: Wikipedia

• Lucayan culture (Pre-Columbian era)
• Christopher Columbus and Spain arrive (1492)
• Spanish rain on Charles Town (1684)
• Spanish raid on Nassau (1703)
• Republic of Pirates (1706-1718)
• Spanish raid on Nassau (1720)
• Battle of Nassau (1776)
• Spain captures Bahamas (1782)
• Britain captures Bahamas (1783)
• Bahamas gains independence (1973)
• Hurricane Frances (2004)

(This post includes any nation or civilization that occupied at least a portion of the Bahamas at some point. Unless specified otherwise, the dates correspond to when a nation or civilization existed, but do not necessarily correspond to occupation of the Bahamas.)