16th Century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1511 | 23 December | Barbados first appears on Spanish maps and is referred to by King Ferdinand of Spain as Los Barbudos (Barbados), along with Cobaco (Tobago), and Mayo (unknown). |
| 1512 | 3 July | King Ferdinand mentions that on the islands of Los Barbudos, Dominica, Martino (Martinique), Santa Lucia, San Vincente, La Asunción (Grenada), and Tavaco (Tobago), certain Indians called Caribs could be captured due to their resistance towards Christianity. |
| 1518 | The Spanish crown ordered Judge Rodrigo de Figueroa to determine which areas of the region were populated by Caribs. He reported 'Indians have been taken from Los Barbudos, the Gigantes (Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao) and elsewhere who are not Caribs nor proper to be slaves. Thereafter, the isles deemed to be non-Carib were: Trinidad, the Lucayas (Bahamas), Barbados, Gigantes and Margarita. | |
| 1541 | Spanish commentator Alonza de Santa Cruz speaks of inhabitants of Barbados in the past-tense. | |
| 1563 | Portuguese explorer Pedro Campos or Pedro Campas, is said to have landed on Barbados and also found it uninhabited. |
Read more about this topic: Timeline Of Barbadian History