Place details
Place nameGrenada
Other namesGrenade, Granada, Isle of Spice, GRD, GD, ISO308, GJ00, Granadian
Latitude12.117
Longitude-61.667
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Originally inhabited by Arawaks, who were wiped out by the Caribs; sighted by Columbus in 1498; Caribs were ousted by French settlers from Martinique in mid-17th cen.; ceded to Britain in 1783; Africans were brought here as slaves, emancipated in 1833; official language is English, though French patois is also widely spoken.
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