Santa Lucía

SANTA LUCÍA

is a small island state located in the Caribbean Sea , north of San Vicente and the Grenadines, and south of the island of Martinique. He is a member of the Caribbean Community , the Organization of American States. St. Lucia is one of the Windward Islands , the name comes from St. Lucia Syracuse.

The United Kingdom took control of the island from 1663-1667 , and in the following years , which was at war with France , the rule of the island change 14 times hands (seven times it was ruled by the French and many others by the British) . In 1814 , the British took definitive control of the island. Because changing so often between British and French control , Saint Lucia was also known as the " Helen of the West Indies ." Representative government came in 1924 (with universal suffrage from 1953). From 1958 to 1962, the island was a member of the Federation of the West Indies. The February 22, 1979 Saint Lucia became an independent state in the British Commonwealth associated with the United Kingdom .