Antigua

Antigua is one of the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean region in North America. It is located in the western West Indies. It is one of the two main islands of the country of Antigua and Barbuda. The island has been the seat of the government of this country with its capital at St John's.

The twin islands called Antigua-Barguda was discovered by Columbus in 1493. The English settled here in 1632 when Antigua became a British colony with Barbuda as its dependency. The islands became independent in 1981 within the Commonwealth of Nations and then became a new country by the name Antigua and Barbuda.