History of Saint Lucia

European presence and settlement is indicated by1550. A certain Le Clerc “Jambe de Bois” or Wooden Leg setup his base on Pigeon Island. The Dutch were also establishing a base in Vieux Fort. The French established a settlement before everyone beginning with Soufriere in 1746. It is believed that the 1st English ship on its way to Guyana was blown off course and landed on the island but their settlement failed on several occasions due to the hostility of the caribs at first but latter multiple English attempt to led to and Anglo-French rivalry for the island that lasted over 150 years. All the first settlements and towns were French. After multiple battles the island become English by 1814.

The multi cultural society and stable democracy that St. Lucia is today evolved from there. The Island remained under the British crown, until independence in 1979, within the British Commonwealth. The French cultural influence is still evident in its Creole dialect.