Interesting Facts about Grenada

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18 curious facts about Grenada.

Canada and Grenada both became British colonies in the same year, 1763.
Julius Isaac, chief justice of the Federal Court of Canada, is of Grenadian heritage. Eddie Bullen is a Grenadian- born musician, arranger and composer who now lives in Canada.
Grenada is called the “Isle of Spice.” Nutmeg, cloves and cinnamon grow there.
The town of Sauteurs (“leapers” in French) is so named because it is believed that the last Carib warriors jumped to their death from a nearby cliff, rather than submit to the Europeans.

Governor Du Parquet of Martinique “purchased” Grenada from the Caribs in 1650. The payment was a few hatchets, some glass beads and a couple of bottles of alcohol.
By the time of the emancipation of slaves in 1834, the slave population was more than 24,000.
People living in Carriacou and Petit Martinique have a distinct ethnic identity, which includes a strong French and Scottish heritage.
There are no tall apartment blocks on the island because Grenada has a law that development may not rise above the height of a coconut palm.
Before the 1850s most people on the island were employed as slaves on large estates. Many estates had hundreds of workers. Some of these estates have become tourist sites.
On Independence Day, there is a 24-kilometre relay race from St. Mark's to St. George's.