Danish West Indies
Danish West Indies was a colony in Caribbean (Mesoamerica and Caribbean) that lasted from 1672 to 1917 CE, about 245 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).
Danish sugar colony on St Thomas, St John and St Croix. Denmark ended slavery there after a revolt in 1848 and sold the islands to the United States for 25 million dollars in 1917.
See Danish West Indies on the interactive timeline
Facts
- Dates
- 1672 to 1917 CE
- Duration
- 245 years
- Type
- Colony
- Region
- Caribbean, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
- Language family
- Germanic
- Capital
- Charlotte Amalie and Christiansted
Events in Mesoamerica and Caribbean during its time
- Fall of Nojpetén
- Haitian Revolution begins
- Grito de Dolores
- Caste War of Yucatán begins
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- Mexican Revolution
- Panama Canal opens
Neighbours in Mesoamerica and Caribbean
- New Spain
- Haiti
- Spanish Cuba
- British West Indies
- Captaincy General of Santo Domingo
- Colony of Jamaica
- Captaincy General of Guatemala
- Mexico
- Saint-Domingue
- Federal Republic of Central America
Elsewhere in the world at the same time
- Republic of Venice
- Swahili city-states
- Holy Roman Empire
- Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty)
- Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman Empire
- Portuguese Empire
- Kingdom of Kongo
- Ayutthaya Kingdom
- Mughal Empire
Questions
When did Danish West Indies exist?
1672 to 1917 CE, about 245 years.
Where was Danish West Indies?
Caribbean, in Mesoamerica and Caribbean. Its capital was Charlotte Amalie and Christiansted.
What language did Danish West Indies speak?
Germanic. This family includes Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse.