The exact date of the discovery of Barbados is not known. It is said to have been first visited by the Portuguese, who, finding it uninhabited and rude in appearance, named the isle Los Barbados, from the number of bearded fig-trees which they found. History of the British Colonies: Possessions in the West Indies - Page 317 de Robert Montgomery Martin - 1834 Affichage du livre entier -
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