38-639: Colonarie is a town in the east of the island of Saint Vincent in Charlotte Parish , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines . It stands on the banks of the Colonarie River five kilometres to the south of Georgetown . Colonarie Vale was a plantation owned by Walter Conningham in 1829. The plantation was 407 acres in extent. Ralph Gonsalves , prime minister of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines since 2001, and Susan Dougan , Governor-General of Saint Vincent and
76-649: A revolt fomented by the radical Victor Hugues . The British deported more than 5,000 Black Caribs to Roatán , an island off the coast of Honduras . From 1763 until independence, St. Vincent passed through various stages of colonial status under the British. A representative assembly was authorized in 1776. The British abolished slavery in 1834. Like the French before them, the British made African slaves work plantations of sugar, coffee, indigo, tobacco, cotton and cocoa until full emancipation in 1838. The resulting labour shortages on
114-560: A series of wars and peace treaties, these islands were eventually ceded to the British. While the English were the first to lay claim to St. Vincent in 1627, the French, centred on the island of Martinique , became the first Europeans to invade the island, establishing their first colony at Barrouallie on the Leeward side of St. Vincent in 1719. African slaves were forced to cultivate coffee, tobacco, indigo, corn, and sugar on plantations operated by
152-441: A total surface area of 344 square kilometres (133 sq mi), or about 88% of the total country area, 19 times that of the country's second largest island Bequia . The coastline measures about 84 kilometres (52 mi). The climate is tropical and humid, with an average temperature of between 18 and 31 °C (64 and 88 °F) depending on altitude. More than 95% of the beaches on the mainland have black sand, while most of
190-793: Is remembered in the Anglican Communion with a commemoration on 22 January . The Anglican St. Vincent's Cathedral in Bedford, Texas , is dedicated in his honor. Saint Vincent is the patron of the Order of the Deacons of the Catholic Diocese of Bergamo . He is honoured as patron in Valencia, Saragossa, and Portugal, and is invoked by vignerons (wine-makers), vintners (wine-merchants), vinegar -makers, brickmakers, and sailors. Vincent of Saragossa
228-612: Is composed of partially submerged volcanic mountains. Its largest volcano and the country's highest peak, La Soufrière , is active, with the latest episode of volcanic activity having begun in December 2020 and intensifying in April 2021. There were major territory wars between the indigenous population of the Black Caribs , also called the Garifuna , and Great Britain in the 18th century, before
266-474: Is in a carmen (lyric poem ) written by the poet Prudentius , who wrote a series of lyric poems, Peristephanon ("Crowns of Martyrdom"), on Hispanic and Roman martyrs. He was born at Huesca , near Saragossa , in Spain sometime during the latter part of the 3rd century. It is believed his father was Eutricius (Euthicius), and his mother was Enola, a native of Osca (Huesca). Vincent spent most of his life in
304-504: Is in the Lesser Antilles chain; it is 29 kilometres (18 mi) long and 18 kilometres (11 mi) wide and it is located 160 kilometres (99 mi) west of Barbados. It is very mountainous and heavily forested. It has a 1,234-metre (4,049 ft) active volcano, La Soufriere , which erupted violently in 1812 and 1902. The most recent eruption was on 9 April 2021, which resulted in the evacuation of 20,000 residents. The island has
342-689: Is in the apse of the Basilica di San Vincenzo near Cantù , in northern Italy . Vincent's left arm is on display as a relic in Valencia Cathedral , located near the extensive Carrer de Sant Vicent Mártir (Saint Vincent the Martyr Street). There is also the small town of São Vicente on the Portuguese island of Madeira , and the city of São Vicente, São Paulo in Brazil named after this saint. Vincent
380-714: The Church of Saragossa . He is the patron saint of Lisbon , Algarve , and Valencia . His feast day is 22 January in the Catholic Church , Anglican Communion , and the Eastern Orthodox Church , with an additional commemoration on 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He was born at Huesca and martyred under the Emperor Diocletian around the year 304. The earliest account of Vincent's martyrdom
418-668: The Lisbon Cathedral . This transfer of the relics is depicted on the coat of arms of Lisbon . Three elaborated hagiographies, all based ultimately on a lost 5th-century Passion , circulated in the Middle Ages . His "Acts" have been "rather freely colored by the imagination of their compiler". Though Vincent's tomb in Valencia became the earliest center of his cult , he was also honoured at his birthplace and his reputation spread from Saragossa. The city of Oviedo in Asturias grew about
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#1732869346278456-629: The British made several unsuccessful attempts to affiliate St. Vincent with other Windward Islands in order to govern the region through a unified administration. The most notable was the West Indies Federation , which collapsed in 1962. Life on the island was made even harder following two eruptions of the La Soufriere volcano in 1812 and 1902 when much of the island was destroyed and many people were killed. The volcano erupted again in 1979, with no fatalities, and in 2020–2021. St. Vincent and
494-544: The British under the Treaty of Versailles (1783) . Between 1793 and 1796, the Black Caribs, led by their chief, Joseph Chatoyer , fought a series of battles against the British. The combat ultimately ended in a treaty, after which 5,000 Garifuna were exiled to the smaller island of Baliceaux off the coast of Bequia . Conflict between the British and the indigenous peoples continued until 1796, when General Ralph Abercromby ended
532-498: The French colonizers. Under French dominion, Saint Vincent was known as Ile Saint Marcouf. St. Vincent was ceded to Britain by the Treaty of Paris (1763) , after which friction between the British and the natives led to the First Carib War . Upon taking control of the island in 1763, the British laid the foundations of Fort Charlotte which was completed in 1806. The island was reverted to French rule in 1779 , then regained by
570-572: The Grenadines since 2019, were born in Colonarie. This Saint Vincent and the Grenadines location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Saint Vincent (island) Saint Vincent is a volcanic island in the Caribbean . It is the largest island of the country Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and is located in the Caribbean Sea , between Saint Lucia and Grenada . It
608-547: The Grenadines was granted associate statehood status by Britain on 27 October 1969, giving it complete control over its internal affairs. Following a referendum in 1979, St. Vincent and the Grenadines became the last of the Windward Islands to gain independence, on 27 October 1979, though it remains a member of the Commonwealth of Nations . It celebrates Independence Day every year on 27 October. The island of Saint Vincent
646-403: The beaches in the Grenadines have white sand. For many years, this sand was used in the building industry. During recent times, because of destruction to the coastal areas, the government has restricted the amount of sand that may be removed from beaches, as well as the specific beaches from which sand may be removed. The sand is still used in construction of metalled roads, as it blends in with
684-619: The body. His body was taken to what is now known as Cape St. Vincent where a shrine was erected over his grave, guarded by flocks of ravens. In the time of Muslim rule in the Iberian Peninsula , the Arab geographer Al-Idrisi noted this constant guard by ravens, for which the place was named by him كنيسة الغراب "Kanīsah al-Ghurāb" (Church of the Raven). King Afonso I of Portugal (1139–1185) had Vincent's body exhumed in 1173 and brought it by ship to
722-411: The capital Kingstown , with the rest of the island divided into, five main coastal strip towns of; Layou , Barrouallie , Chateaubelair , Georgetown , and Calliaqua . The people of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are formally called Vincentians; colloquially they are known as "Vincies" or "Vincys". The majority of the island's population is of Afro-Vincentian descent. However, a sizable portion of
760-464: The church dedicated to Vincent. Beyond the Pyrenees , he was venerated first in the vicinity of Béziers , and at Narbonne . Castres became an important stop on the international pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela when the relics of Vincent were transferred to its new abbey-church dedicated to Saint Benedict from Saragossa in 863, under the patronage of Salomon, count of Cerdanya . A church
798-612: The city of Saragossa, where he was educated and ordained to the diaconate by Bishop Valerius of Saragossa , who commissioned Vincent to preach throughout the diocese. Because Valerius suffered from a speech impediment, Vincent acted as his spokesman. When the Roman Emperor Diocletian began persecuting Christians in Spain, both were brought before the Roman governor, Dacian , in Valencia . Vincent and his bishop Valerius were confined to
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#1732869346278836-483: The colour of the asphalt used for road construction. Saint Vincent is home to endemic birds including the lesser Antillean Tanager , the whistling warbler , and the Saint Vincent amazon . Some pockets of tropical rainforest are left on the volcanic hills. Two species of reptile which are native to Saint Vincent are named for the island, Chironius vincenti and Sphaerodactylus vincenti . On 9 April 2021,
874-490: The economy stagnant until the turn of the 20th century. The Opobo king Jaja was exiled to St. Vincent after his 1887 arrest by the British for shipping cargoes of palm oil directly to Liverpool without the intermediation of the National African Company . A Crown Colony government was installed in 1877, a Legislative Council created in 1925, and universal adult suffrage granted in 1951. During this period,
912-471: The feast day of the patron saint of Lisbon and Valencia, Vincent of Saragossa . The Spanish conquistadors embarked on slaving expeditions in and around St. Vincent following royal sanction in 1511, driving the inhabitants to the rugged interior, but the Spanish were not able to settle the island. In the 1500s Columbus and the conquistadors noted there was a significantly large African population living amongst
950-399: The first 2021 eruption of La Soufrière occurred and another "explosive event" was reported two days later; eruptions were expected to continue for some time. Approximately 16,000 people were required to evacuate the area of their homes. Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves made this comment to the news media: "water supplies to most of the island had been cut off and its airspace closed because of
988-702: The island was ceded to the British in 1763, and again in 1783. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gained independence from the United Kingdom on 27 October 1979, and became part of the British Commonwealth of Nations thereafter. Approximately 130,000 people currently live on the island, and the population saw significant migration to the UK in the early 1900s, and between the 1940s, and 1980s. There has also been significant migration to Canada, and other larger neighbouring Anglo-Caribbean islands. The main island consists of
1026-647: The island. Additional "explosive events" occurred on 11 April and on 12 April. On that latter day, the volcano "continued to erupt explosively" and was generating "pyroclastic flows" that were "destroying everything in its path". In 2002, Saint Vincent was one of the filming locations for the American adventure fantasy film Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl . Filming took place from October 2002 through to March 2003, and several hundreds of
1064-511: The local inhabitants were hired as cast members. Saint Vincent is home to a number of international accrediting medical schools: In addition to the international schools, Saint Vincent is home to local educational schools . Vincent of Saragossa Vincent of Saragossa (also known as Vincent Martyr , Vincent of Huesca or Vincent the Deacon ), the Protomartyr of Spain , was a deacon of
1102-449: The native population, whom they assumed had come from shipwrecked slave ships or escaped from St. Lucia or Grenada to seek refuge in St. Vincent. They were called "Black Caribs", but are now known as Garifuna . The large population aggressively prevented European settlement on St. Vincent until the 18th century. The first Europeans to occupy St. Vincent were the French. However, following
1140-427: The plantations attracted Portuguese immigrants, many of them of Jewish descent, in the 1840s, and East Indians in the 1860s as laborers. After emancipation, the economy began a period of decline, with many landowners abandoning their estates and leaving the land to be cultivated by liberated slaves. Conditions remained harsh for both former slaves and immigrant agricultural workers, as depressed world sugar prices kept
1178-580: The population consists of Black Carib descendants, white descendants of English colonists, Portuguese descendants of indentured servants and a significant number of Indo-Vincentians , descendants of indentured workers with Indian heritage . There is also a sizable mixed-race minority (19%). In 2012, the population of the island was approximately 130,000. The main religions are Anglican (47%), Methodist (10%), Roman Catholic (13%), other Protestant denominations such as Seventh-day Adventism and Spiritual baptism , as well as Hinduism . Adult literacy
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1216-408: The prison of Valencia. Though he was finally offered release if he would consign Scripture to the fire , Vincent refused. Speaking on behalf of his bishop, he informed the judge that they were ready to suffer everything for their faith, and that they could pay no heed either to threats or promises. His outspoken manner so angered the governor that he had every sort of torture inflicted on Vincent. He
1254-448: The smoke and thick plumes of volcanic ash moving through the atmosphere". An official added: "we are covered in ash and strong sulphur scents pervade the air ... take the necessary precautions to remain safe and healthy". Carnival Cruise Line and Royal Caribbean International sent five ships in total, with a capacity of 7,500, to assist with the evacuation. Barbados dispatched a "humanitarian assistance and disaster response" mission to
1292-404: Was 88.1% in 2004. Infant mortality in 2006 was 17 per 1,000 live births and life expectancy for men stood at 69 years, 74 years for women. The active workforce in 2006 was 57,695 and unemployment in 2004 was 12%. Before 1498, the island was called Hairouna by its indigenous inhabitants. Christopher Columbus named the island Saint Vincent, since it is said to have been discovered on 22 January,
1330-565: Was built in honour of Vincent, by the Catholic bishops of Visigothic Iberia, when they succeeded in converting King Reccared and his nobles to Trinitarian Christianity. When the Moors came in 711, the church was razed, and its materials incorporated in the Mezquita , the "Great Mosque " of Cordova. The Cape Verde island of São Vicente , a former Portuguese colony , was named in his honour because it
1368-505: Was discovered on 22 January, Saint Vincent's feast day, in 1462. The island of St. Vincent in the Caribbean, now a part of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , was named by Christopher Columbus after Vincent of Saragossa, as the island was discovered by Europeans on 22 January, Saint Vincent's feast day. The 15th century Portuguese artist Nuno Gonçalves depicted him in his Saint Vincent Panels . A small fresco cycle of stories of Vincent
1406-406: Was stretched on the rack and his flesh torn with iron hooks. Then his wounds were rubbed with salt and he was burned alive upon a red-hot gridiron. Finally, he was cast into prison and laid on a floor scattered with broken pottery, where he died. During his martyrdom he preserved such peace and tranquillity that it astonished his jailer, who repented from his sins and was converted. Vincent's dead body
1444-619: Was thrown into the sea in a sack, but was later recovered by the Christians and his veneration immediately spread throughout the church. The aged bishop Valerius was exiled. The story that Vincent was tortured on a gridiron is perhaps adapted from the martyrdom of another son of Huesca, Lawrence — Vincent, like many early martyrs in the early hagiographic literature, succeeded in converting his jailer. According to legend, after being martyred, ravens protected Vincent's body from being devoured by vultures, until his followers could recover
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