It was in 1498 when Christopher Columbus sailed in Grenada. By this time, this island was already colonized by Carib Indians. The admiral called this island Concepcion but when the Spanish sailors passed by and found the lush green hills of Andalusia, he suggested to call this Granada until French modified its name into Grenade and British went after their ensemble and changed the name into Grenada. It was century and half since Martinique purchased the extensive tracts of the island. Afterwards, warfare broke out almost between French and Caribs, as French endeavored to extend their control over the entire island. 

After 90 years of being colonized by France, French great effort ineffectively kept the island from falling to the hands of the British rulers Fort Frederick and Fort George that still rule the heights overlooking St. Georges harbour. In 1783, under the treaty of Versailles, the island became permanently surrendered under the ruling of British. When Grenada has gained its stable ownership, the British imported slaves from Africa right away in large number and used them to establish plantations of sugar in the island. However, in 1795, the British ownership was challenged again by Julian Fedon, a black planter who was inspired by French revolution. Fedon succeeded to take over the control in Grenada. Though the uprising was destroyed by British, pressure remained high until the slavery was completely abolished in 1834. In 1877, Grenada turned out to be a Crown Colony and in 1967, the island joined the combined state inside British Commonwealth before they gained their independence in 1974.

There was an attempt made in 1979 to set up a communist/socialist state in Grenada. In 1984, they had re-established a democratic government and in the last period of the decade, Grenada developed a period of considerable growth in the tourist industry. National Parks have been developed.

Lifestyle

The fusion of East Indian, African, British and French influences has indeed left a very interesting mixture evident in the dialect, folklore, music and the general way of life in Grenada. The majority of the residents of Grenada are working agriculturally. They are either estate workers or small ferments. The main crops for export are nutmeg, mace, and cocoa. The tourism in the country is growing rapidly and although majority of the hotels here are locally owned and small scale, there are now some hotels that have undergone expansion and there have been plans for more projects including the building of resorts.