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It was the Spanish who first arrived in 1493 in the Island group that includes Antigua, at that time occupied by small numbers of Arawaks.

These natives were replaced at some time around 1500 by Island Caribs, who seem to have taken over by force after a long period of warfare with the Arawaks. The English colonists arrived in 1632, but they seem to have been unable to distinguish between one native group and another (despite the language differences). No count of the native population was ever made, so it is not possible to say how many natives were in Antigua at that time.

The Caribs of Antigua were wiped out in 1640.

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