A Brief History of the Cayman Islands

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Christopher Columbus first spotted the Cayman Islands during his last voyage to America in 1503. The Spanish named these islands Las Tortugas because of their abundance with turtles, but by 1530 they had been renamed Caimanas or 'caymans' for reports that there were some alligators present too! The settlements on Little Cayman and Brac island [...]