Caymans Quincentennial
500
Years of History
Many myths
exist about the history of these islands,
partly because few written records were kept
in the early years, either by Spain or
Britain. The Cayman Islands celebrated their
Quincentennial in 2003, a time to look over
the records that do exist, treasure them and
all the building blocks that have led to the
Caribbean nation that we either live in or
visit today.
This is an
excellent occasion for us to better
understand our first five hundred years of
history, from Columbus' first sighting of
these uninhabited islands in 1503, when he
named them "Las Tortugas" (the turtles), to
the Quincentennial celebrations. Please
click on the links (to the left) for rare
photos, significant dates, and details of
how we celebrated our Quincentennial in
2003.
