History of the Turks and Caicos Islands
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title:
History of the Turks and Caicos Islands
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Before European colonization, the Turks and Caicos Islands were inhabited by Taíno and Lucayan peoples. The first recorded European sighting of the islands now known as the Turks and Caicos occurred in 1512. In the subsequent centuries, the islands were claimed by several European powers with the British Empire eventually gaining control. For many years the islands were governed indirectly through Bermuda, the Bahamas, and Jamaica. When the Bahamas gained independence in 1973, the islands receiv
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United Kingdom legislation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Turks_and_Caicos_Islands
date created:
2004-05-08T05:59:53Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T04:21:35Z
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