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Barbadian–British relations are the diplomatic and governmental relationships between the United Kingdom and Barbados. The two countries are related through an unbroken common history spanning three-hundred and thirty-nine years (1627–1966). Since the Barbadian date of independence, these nations continue to share ties through the Commonwealth of Nations, and sharing of the same Head of State, Queen Elizabeth II as their Monarch. Barbados has one of the oldest English settlements in the West Indies, being surpassed only by Saint Kitts. The first English settlement close to Holetown in Barbados was established seventy-four years before the Acts of Union created the Kingdom of Great Britain. The British High Commission in Bridgetown was established in 1966. A Barbadian High Commission concurrently is located in London, England. == History == The historic relationship between Barbados and Britain dates back to the 17th century. On a voyage from Brazil, Captain John Powell claimed Barbados in the name of England in 1625.〔(Holetown Monument ), Fun Barbados Sights〕 Upon returning to England, his employer Sir William Courteen instructed John Powell to return to Barbados with settlers. John Powell's ship returned to England having not successfully located the island. A second voyage then led by Captain Henry Powell in 1627 was successful. A group of 80 English settlers (along with 10 African slaves), established the first permanent European settlement on the island of Barbados on 17 February 1627 at present-day town of Holetown, Saint James.〔(The Holetown Festival – History of Holetown (Jamestown) )〕 Barbados was transformed into a "proprietary colony" of Courteen's, until a claim on the isle was disputed by James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle who had proven that King Charles I of England actually granted him title for the infant colony. From the first European settlement at St. James Town〔(BARBADOS:: SUGAR AND SLAVERY )〕 (which has since been renamed), until Barbadian independence in 1966, the island remained the only Caribbean island which never changed hands among European nations following settlement. With the early introduction of sugar cane, Barbados became one of the richest of England's colonies in the world. The far eastern location of Barbados made the colony a major commercial centre for Trans-Atlantic trade especially with the British city of Bristol. In the early 1900s Barbados also served as one of the main interconnection points of the British Empire's All Red Line. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barbados–United Kingdom relations」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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