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hat our early ancestors called<br />
St. Lucia“Iyanola” which means<br />
tLand of the Iguanas? St. Lucia is<br />
such a gem that the English and<br />
French fought for ownership of the<br />
island 14 times. They both ruled seven<br />
times each. And, because it switched<br />
between British and French control so<br />
many times, Saint Lucia has been<br />
nicknamed ‘the Helen of the West<br />
Indies’, a reference to the battle over<br />
Helen of Troy.<br />
at Vigie, Castries, Saint Lucia.<br />
Barracks<br />
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Who was Helen of Troy?<br />
The most beautiful woman in the<br />
world, a representation of ideal beauty<br />
according to Greek mythology. And,<br />
just in case you’re wondering where<br />
the capital of St.Lucia got its name –<br />
well – in 1785 it was named after the<br />
French Minister of the colonies,<br />
Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix,<br />
marquis de Castries.<br />
Castries, Saint Lucia.<br />
Vigie,<br />
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Photo<br />
But Castries wasn’t always the capital<br />
of St.Lucia – Soufriere was. And<br />
"Soufriere" by the way is a French<br />
term that means, “sulphur in the air."<br />
What does St. Lucia mean?<br />
Saint Lucia was named after the patron<br />
saint of Syracuse, Saint Lucy, who by<br />
the way is the patron saint of the blind<br />
and those with eye problems. And so, it<br />
is by no coincidence that our National<br />
Day, Dec. 13, is also called the Festival<br />
of Lights.<br />
Saint Lucia.<br />
Soufriere,<br />
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