Barbados is the easternmost Caribbean island. The island, which is less that one million years old, was created by the collision of the Atlantic crustal and Caribbean plates, along with a volcanic eruption. Later coral formed, accumulating to approximately 300 feet. It is geologically unique, being actually two land masses that merged together over the years.
In 1536 Portuguese explorer Pedro a Campos stopped over in Barbados en route to Brazil and named the island 'Los Barbados' - the bearded ones, presumably after the island's fig trees, with their long hanging aerial roots.
Although known to the Portuguese and Spanish, the British were the first settlers in 1625. Captain John Powell landed in Barbados with his crew and claimed the uninhabited island for England. Two years later, his brother Captain Henry Powell landed with a party of 80 settlers and 10 African slaves. The group established the island's first European settlement, Jamestown, on the western coast at what is now Holetown. They were welcomed only by a herd of Portuguese Hogs thought to be left there by Campos whose intention was to use them as food on return voyages.
The national banner of Barbados comprises of three equivalent vertical boards - the middle board of gold and the external boards of ultramarine. In the focal point of the banner is the area of the softened trident in a black and yellow stripe.
The blue stripe means the sky and the yellow/gold stripe symbolizes the sand and the shorelines of the island. The right blue stripe remains for the ocean. The dark trident amidst the banner reflects Barbados freedom from the British. Every point of the trident show the three standards of majority rules system which are an administration of, for and by the Barbados people.
The Trident is also a symbol of the mythical sea god, Neptune. The broken shaft of the trident denotes Barbados' break from Britain. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize for the future.
In 1536 Portuguese explorer Pedro a Campos stopped over in Barbados en route to Brazil and named the island 'Los Barbados' - the bearded ones, presumably after the island's fig trees, with their long hanging aerial roots.
Although known to the Portuguese and Spanish, the British were the first settlers in 1625. Captain John Powell landed in Barbados with his crew and claimed the uninhabited island for England. Two years later, his brother Captain Henry Powell landed with a party of 80 settlers and 10 African slaves. The group established the island's first European settlement, Jamestown, on the western coast at what is now Holetown. They were welcomed only by a herd of Portuguese Hogs thought to be left there by Campos whose intention was to use them as food on return voyages.
The national banner of Barbados comprises of three equivalent vertical boards - the middle board of gold and the external boards of ultramarine. In the focal point of the banner is the area of the softened trident in a black and yellow stripe.
The blue stripe means the sky and the yellow/gold stripe symbolizes the sand and the shorelines of the island. The right blue stripe remains for the ocean. The dark trident amidst the banner reflects Barbados freedom from the British. Every point of the trident show the three standards of majority rules system which are an administration of, for and by the Barbados people.
The Trident is also a symbol of the mythical sea god, Neptune. The broken shaft of the trident denotes Barbados' break from Britain. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize for the future.
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