The original inhabitants were arawak native americans who were gradually replaced by caribs between 800 - 1000 当地原住民为美洲的阿拉瓦克人，但西元八到一年逐渐被加勒比人取代。
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The island was visited by spaniards around 1500 , and while the english , french and dutch all made an effort to establish an outpost on the island , they were consistently defeated by the caribs 西班牙人约在西元一五年来到这座岛，英国、法国与荷兰也曾试图在此建立前哨站，但都被加勒比人击退。
