{"slug": "barbados", "label": "Barbados", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbados", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q244", "qid": "Q244", "description": "island nation in the Caribbean", "entries": 15, "years": 15, "span": [1605, 1970], "span_label": ["1605 CE", "1970 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 7}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 4}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "england", "label": "England", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "europe", "label": "Europe", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "george-washington", "label": "George Washington", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "virginia", "label": "Virginia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "province-of-carolina", "label": "Province of Carolina", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "canary-islands", "label": "Canary Islands", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "colony-of-virginia", "label": "Colony of Virginia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "bermuda", "label": "Bermuda", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "martinique", "label": "Martinique", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 1605, "year_label": "1605 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Crew of the Olive become the first English visitors to Barbados.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362477436#Date_unknown", "title": "1605", "revid": 1362477436, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1625, "year_label": "1625 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "An English colony is established in Barbados.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363597525#Date_unknown", "title": "1625", "revid": 1363597525, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1627, "year_label": "1627 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "February 17", "text": "February 17 – England lands the first European settlers on Barbados.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371072250#January–March", "title": "1627", "revid": 1371072250, "section": "Events › January–March"}}, {"year": 1650, "year_label": "1650 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 30", "text": "October 30 – The Commonwealth of England government passes a law prohibiting trade between English merchants and English colonies that had sided with Charles II over Oliver Cromwell. 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