Info about Virgin Islands
Virgin Islands History
Nowadays, Virgin Islands are one of the most popular tourist destinations. If you want to ensure that you will spend an unforgettable vacation you should definitely choose this part of the world. But what about Virgin Island history? In this article I will present you their history so if you are interested in knowing more useful and interesting details about this destination you should continue to read it.
U.S. Virgin Islands were discovered by Christopher Columbus, in 1493 a year after he discovered the mainland. However, the dominion of the area first was made by the British and then by the Dutch, French, Spanish, Kings of Malta and at the end by the Danes. After they made a payment of 25 million dollars, the United States purchased them in the period of the World War I. If you intend to move on the US Virgin Islands you may first want to know some interesting things about the Caribbean culture. As you may already know, in South these islands touch the Caribbean Sea and in North they touch the North Atlantic Ocean. Few miles from the Blackbeard’s Castle there is a historic part of the Caribbean culture. This part of history flies over the town from the 17th century. Centuries ago, it was called Skytsborg castle.
Nowadays, this castle it’s the home of a hotel and restaurant. The unique Virgin Islands history and culture is composed by the heritage of their former populations. Early populations included people from Denmark, Spain, West Africa, Poland, Germany and Ireland. This was at the end of the 15th century. It’s very interesting that a major part of this culture is remembered in the Virgin Islands music. Here you can hear and dance on cariso, reggae, soca, calypso but also on other types of melodies and songs. In the Caribbean culture the art is something rampant and it’s represented by photography, painting and sculpture. One of the most famous painters that owned a property on Virgin Islands was Camille Pissarro. This culture also involves several famous festivities. For example, on St. Croix Island there is a festivity named the Three Kings’ Day while on St. John’s Island there is celebrated the US Virgin Islands Fourth of July. On St. Thomas there is a yearly carnival.
The secret behind the Caribbean owners of Saint Thomas property is well hidden in Virgin Islands history. However, this story includes the Pirates of the Seas. If you are interested to learn more things about this topic you can find it at the Fort Christian national landmark. This is the oldest structure of these islands and it can be found in Charlotte Amalie. In this town you can visit different things like the Virgin Islands Museum, but you can also develop some researches about the early people who lived on these islands. The Fort Christian Market Square is a popular market since 1700. If now people can find there food and other goods, centuries ago there were sold slaves. Nearby this market you can find Emancipation Garden. It was named after the Governor Scholten’s emancipation of the slaves.