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Cristopher Columbu's arrival to San Salvador, Bahamas. -
This treaty placed de Bahamas in Spanish territory. The Spanish enslaved the native Lucayan people. The population of the Bahamas was depleted.
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Arrival of English people to the Bahamas
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The king Carlos II granted the islands to the owners of the Carolinas in North America. They rented them with rights of commerce, taxes, appointment of governors and administration of the country.
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Bahamas camed a pirate domain.
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The Spanish privateer Juan de Alcón raided the capital, Charles Town (Nasau)
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In 1703, a Franco-Spanish expedition briefly occupied Nassau during the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Great Britain ade the Bahamas a crown colony. After a difficult struggle, piracy was abolished.
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In 1720, the Spanish attacked Nasáu. -
Under the command of Esek Hopkins, the U.S. side occupied Nassau.
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In 1782, a Spanish fleet appeared off the coast of Nassau, and the city surrendered without a fight.
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The Bahamas is a Westminster-style parliamentary monarchy with a two-party system in which the Free National Movement and the Progressive Liberal Party have alternated in government.