Why is grenada called grenada

Grenada is a small island country of volcanic origin in the eastern Caribbean. It lies just kilometres north of Venezuela. Grenada has a ridge of mountains that run from north to south with steep valleys.

It also features large areas of tropical rainforest. Grenada joined the Federation of the West Indies in When that was dissolved in , Grenada evolved first into an Associated State with internal self government Vincent and the Grenadines to the north in the Eastern Caribbean. It is the southern-most of the Windward Islands. It is miles north of Venezuela, miles south west of Barbados. Grenada is 12 miles 18km wide and 21 miles 34km long, and covers a land area of sq.

Box St. George's, Grenada, West Indies. Website: www. Request Consultation. Toggle navigation. Official Name : Grenada Area: 3 islands, sq. Cecile La Grenade. Grenada's first known inhabitants were the Ciboneys. The first settlers, the peaceful Arawaks, moved to the island from the Amazon Basin of South America.

Around A. They destroyed the Arawak settlements. In Christopher Columbus discovered Grenada; he called it Concepci'on. The name Grenada came from Spanish sailors who, passing by, found its hills reminiscent of their homeland.

The island changed hands several times between Britain and France until it was awarded to Britain in the Treaty of Versailles. In Grenada declared independence from Britain. Sir Eric Gairy served as Grenada's leader until ; these years were filled with governmental violence and oppression. In quelling one protest march, Gairy forces shot the father of opposition leader Maurice Bishop.

Public sympathy and Cuban support for Bishop increased until Gairy's government was overthrown. The US intervened on Oct. Already a subscriber? Monitor journalism changes lives because we open that too-small box that most people think they live in.