Place details
Place nameBarbados
Other namesBarbade, BRB, BB, ISO052, BB00, Los Barbados, Barbadian
Latitude13.167
Longitude-59.533
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Comprises island of the same name; originally inhabited by Arawaks; probably sighted by Portuguese; Spanish arrived in 1518, and by 1536 no Amerindians remained; English settlers arrived 17th century, and brought Africans here as slaves for sugar plantations; official language is English.