008000 Territories administered by the Council of Castile legend f5ab12 Territories administered by the Council of Aragon legend 0000ff Territories administered by the Council of Portugal legend 800000 Territories administered by the Council of Italia legend ff0000 Territories administered by the Council of the Indies The Council of the Indies , officially, the Royal and Supreme Council of the Indies ... Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V was already using the term Council of the Indies in 1519. The Council of the Indies was formally created on August 1, 1524. ref cite book last Gibson first ... by the Council, which came to exercise supreme authority over the Indies at the local level and over the Casa de Contrataci n founded in 1503 at Seville as a customs storehouse for the Indies. Civil suits of sufficient importance could be appealed from an Audiencia Real audiencia in the New World to the Council ... 102. ref The large volume of Council and Crown s decisions and legislation for the Indies were formally codified in the 1680 publication, the Laws of the Indies Recompilaci n de las Leyes de Indias and re ... de Fonseca effectively became minister for the Indies and laid the foundations for the creation of a colonial bureaucracy. He presided over a council, which contained a number of members of the Council ... de las Casas resulted in Charles s overhaul of the structure of the Council in 1542 with issuing ... introduced. In 1714 Philip V of Spain Philip V created a Secretariat of the Navy and the Indies Secretar a de Marina e Indias with a single Minister of the Indies, which superseded the administrative functions of the Council, although the Council continued to function in a secondary role until ... of State for the Indies Secretar o del Estado del Despacho Universal de Indias . ref Gibson, 167 168. ref During the Peninsular War , the C diz Cortes abolished the Council, but it was restored upon Ferdinand VII of Spain Ferdinand VII s restoration. The Council was finally abolished in 1834, a year ... more details
refimprove December 2009 Image Indies.PNG right thumb 300px legend F60 Indies legend F96 Indian subcontinent legend F70 Greater India Indian cultural sphere legend FF0 Western New Guinea The Indies is a term ... Oxford Oxford Dictionary of English 2e, Oxford University Press, 2003, East Indies East India ref occupying ... , Malaysia and Indonesia . In a more restricted sense, the Indies can be used to refer to the islands ... 2e, Oxford University Press, 2003, East Indies East India ref ref http www.britannica.com ebi article 9274111 Britannica.com East Indies ref The name Indies is derived from the river Indus River ... . Dutch held colonies in the area were known as the Dutch East Indies before Indonesian independence , while Spanish held colonies were known as the Spanish East Indies before the Philippines independence. The East Indies may also include Indochina , the Philippine Islands , Brunei , Singapore and East ... . The inhabitants of the East Indies are sometimes called East Indians, distinguishing them both from inhabitants of the Indian subcontinent , the Caribbean which is also called the West Indies , and from ... of the East Indies comprise a wide variety of cultural diversity, and the inhabitants do not consider ... South Asia . The extensive East Indies are subdivided into two sections from a European perspective ... Indies are sometimes known by the colonial empire they once belonged to, hence, British East Indies refers to Malaysia , the Dutch East Indies means Indonesia , and Spanish East Indies means the Philippines ... with Prester John of the Indies , since that part of the world was imagined to be one of Three Indias ... to be the easternmost part of the Indies by explorer Christopher Columbus , who had grossly underestimated ... to be called the West Indies , whilst the original Indies came to be called the East Indies . The racial designation East Indian was once primarily used to describe people of all of the East Indies ... East Indies Caribbean West Indies References reflist Regions of the world coord 1 00 N 103 00 E source ... more details
The Indies is used to describe the lands of South and Southeast Asia Indies may also refer to West Indies , the Caribbean Indies Records , a Czech record label See also Indie disambiguation indie is a short for independent India West Indies disambiguation disambig ... more details
Sur 1572 References Reflist Sources Spain Council of the Indies and Juan Manzano Manzano. Recopilaci n ... ISBN 978 84 7232 204 2 Spain Council of the Indies. Recopilaci n de leyes de los reynos de las Indias, 1681 . 5 vols. Mexico M. A. Porr a, 1987. ISBN 978 968 842 091 1 Spain Council of the Indies. Recopilaci n ...The Laws of the Indies lang es Leyes de Indias are the Code law entire body of laws issued by the Crown of Castile Spanish Crown for its American and Philippine possessions of its Spanish Empire empire . They regulated social, political and economic life in these areas. The laws comprised myriad decrees issued over the centuries and the important laws of the 16th century, which attempted to regulate the interactions between the settlers and natives, such as the Laws of Burgos 1512 and the New Laws 1542 . Throughout the 500 years of Spanish presence in these parts of the world, the laws were compiled several times, most notably in 1680 under Charles II of Spain Charles II in the Recopilaci n de las Leyes de los Reynos de Indias Compilation of the Laws of the Kingdoms of the Indies , which became the classic collection of the laws, despite the fact that later laws superseded parts of it and other ... Native Americans. ref name Britannica http geoanalyzer.britannica.com ebc article 9042315 Indies ... of the Indies, a comprehensive guide composed of 148 ordinances to aid colonists in locating, building ... attempts at a general plan. Signed in 1573, the Laws of the Indies are seen as the first wide ... some of the northern Spanish colonies became a part of the United States, the Laws of the Indies ... About the Laws In Book IV of the 1680 compilation of The Laws of the Indies, plans were set forth ... however, the Laws of the Indies still serve as an example to design guidelines for communities ... Cause in the Spanish Laws of the Indies With an Introduction and the First English Translation ... Urban planning Spanish America DEFAULTSORT Laws Of The Indies Category Spanish colonization of the Americas ... more details
Indies Records is a record label based in Brno , Czech Republic . The label was founded in 1990 by Milan P le and Milo Gruber and has since released over 200 titles, working under the label motto We only release music that we like . Starting out releasing different types of alternative music , the label has gradually shifted its focus to become more Folk music folk oriented. The largest Czech folk music festival , Zahrada , has also had a stage dedicated to the label. Some of the more well known artists with releases on Indies are Iva Bittov , Hradi an , Zuzana Navarov , Rad za , Jablko , Traband , Ji D de ek , Jan Burian and Sestry Steinovy . The label has also released numerous albums by debuting artists, usually winners from various competitions or festivals Ko aboj, ofie Kabelkov , Martina Trchov , ambo i, Hromosvod, Disneyband , and put together compilations from old vinyl record s Dagmar Andrtov Vo kov , p.8 . They also published the book Encylopedie eskoslovensk ho rocku Encyclopedia of Czechoslovakia n rock by authors Miroslav Bal k and Josef Kytnar. In 2007, Indies split into three independent sub labels. ref Cite web last Borovan first Ale authorlink title Indies se rozd l na t i hudebn vydavatelstv work Hospod sk noviny publisher date 2006 12 22 url http kultura.ihned.cz c4 10102870 20042450 J00000 d indies se rozdeli na tri hudebni vydavatelstvi language Czech doi accessdate 2010 07 31 ref However, distribution has remained shared. Indies Scope Records Indies MG Records Indies Happy Trails References references External links http www.indiesrec.cz Indies Records http www.indies.eu Indies Scope Records http www.indiesrec.eu Indies Happy Trails Category Czech record labels Euro record label stub cs Indies Records pl Indies Records ... more details
Image Dampier, Map of the East Indies.jpg thumb 300px William Dampiers map of 1697 East Indies is a term used by Europe ans from the 16th century onwards to identify what is now known as Indian subcontinent or South Asia , Southeastern Asia , and the islands of Oceania , including the Malay Archipelago and the Philippines . ref http dictionary.oed.com cgi entry 50071685?single 1&query type word&queryword east indies&first 1&max to show 10 East Indies, Oxford English Dictionary , second edition, 1989. The first usage of the term documented in the dictionary is by William Shakespeare Shakespeare , in the Merry Wives of Windsor , from 1598. ref The term has traditionally excluded China, Japan, and other countries to the north of India and the Himalayas. The names India and the Indies , derived from the Indus River in modern day Pakistan , were applied by the ancient Greeks to most of the regions of Asia that lay further to the east than History of Iran Persia . This usage dates at least from the time of Herodotus , in the 5th century BC see Names of India . See also Dutch East Indies East India Company Indies Insulindia Spanish East Indies Caribbean West Indies References reflist Category Geography of Southeast Asia Category Geography of Oceania Asia stub ca ndies Orientals el es Indias Orientales eu Ekialdeko Indiak mr ja fi It Intia zh ... more details
ished in 2010. Design File INDIES MEMORIAL MONUMENT 026.jpg 240px left The Spirit Overcomes Designed ... in 1986 by the Mayor of Amsterdam and former government official in the Dutch East Indies, and the Deputy ... monument for its war victims of the Dutch East Indies. Up to 1961 National Remembrance of the Dead ... during the Indonesian National Revolution . Memorial day at the Indies Monument is dated August ... of the Dutch East Indies to Indonesia 1949 the political climate in the Netherlands was marked by sensitivity ... Indies colony. blockquote ref The Indisch Monument, official publication 15 August 1945 Commemoration ... , a miniature park created in memory of Antillian war hero George Maduro . Images gallery File INDIES MEMORIAL MONUMENT 003.jpg Indies Monument, August 2011. File INDIES MEMORIAL MONUMENT 009.jpg Indies Monument, map of the Dutch East Indies now Indonesia , August 2011. File INDIES MEMORIAL MONUMENT 010.jpg Indies Monument, inscription De Geest Overwint , The Spirit Overcomes , August 2011. gallery ... East Indies Category History of the Netherlands Category Indo people id Monumen Hindia jv Indisch Monument ... more details
South Indies was established in 1984 in Christchurch, New Zealand, as a launching pad for new musical and literary ideas. In the 1980s it released vinyl, cassettes and video cassettes recorded or owned by other artists, before moving into the leasing of this material to other labels. Releases South Indies released local New Zealand groups on 12 vinyl, cassettes or compilations http www.soundarchives.co.nz search databases?sq content src 2BdXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkZzZWFyY2guc291bmRhcmNoaXZlcy5jby5ueiUyRnJlbW90ZS1EZXRhaWxzLmFzcCUzRmN1cnJlbnRwYWdlJTNEMSUyNmlkJTNEMzY1OCUyNm1vcmUlM0RhZCZhbGw9MQ 3D 3D. Bread and Board . Artists included Sparky s Magic Baton Barry Stockley bass & Jessica Walker voice & 12 string , The Trephines Wall of Waiararapa, 12 cover & cassette , Neil Jones Dobro guitar & voice , Paul Sutherland compilation , Free Radicals Jonathan Besser and Ross Harris 12 EP The Haemogoblins Psychodelicatessen LP , Bill Direen & Barry Stockley 12 EP , Soluble Fish LP & 12 & 7 , Material by early Bilders, Urbs & Vacuum was issued or reissued ... and a 12 EP of theatre songs by the Soluble Fish troupe & Blue Ladder Theatre... 1984 South Indies released Bilders album Split Seconds 1984 followed by a reissue of Beati en Hearts Bilders album repurchased from Flying Nun , 1985 . Other http south.indies.free.fr html BildersStory.html albums followed until the departure of Bilders frontman Bill Direen for Europe. South Indies & associates worked on projects such as Above Ground cassette Stuart Page , M.R.Crook, C. Woodward, B. Direen , Alien Skulls for Hecuba San Francisco , Twenty Minutes for Hayfever, Germany , No Name Germany , Human Kindness for Corazoo, Switzerland LP & CD. South Indies was discussed in Stranded in Paradise The History of NZ Rock and Roll , magazines such as Germany ... album ... and began fostering a bunch of artists for his South Indies label. ref Dix, John 1988 ... south.indies.free.fr South Indies website References Reflist Sources SPEX Music magazine. Cologne ... more details
Infobox film name Anne of the Indies image Jean Peters Herbert Marshall.jpg image size caption Captain Anne Providence Jean Peters is tended to by Dr. Jameson Herbert Marshall director Jacques Tourneur producer George Jessel actor George Jessel writer Arthur Caesar br Philip Dunne writer Philip Dunne br Herbert Sass story Herbert Sass starring Jean Peters br Louis Jourdan br Debra Paget br Herbert Marshall br Thomas Gomez music Franz Waxman cinematography Harry Jackson cinematography Harry Jackson editing Robert Fritch distributor 20th Century Fox released 18 October 1951 runtime 81 min country USA awards language English language English budget preceded by followed by Anne of the Indies is a 1951 adventure film made by 20th Century Fox . It was directed by Jacques Tourneur and produced by George Jessel actor George Jessel . The film stars Jean Peters the future wife of Howard Hughes and Louis Jourdan , with Debra Paget , Herbert Marshall , Thomas Gomez and James Robertson Justice . Story Development The story was intended to be based on the true life of pirate Anne Bonny . Queen Anne Of The Indies among other proposed titles was a short story published in the Saturday Evening Post c.1946, by Charleston s historical fiction author, Herbert Sass . Sass was asked by NY publishers & LA studios to write a movie treatment of the story. In 1948 he offered up a fictionalized version of the true story of Anne Bonny, including a 10 page factual basis for the story. Studios seemed responsive, but in the end Sass was left out of the loop until the movie came out in 1951. What ended up ... References reflist External links IMDb title id 0043288 title Anne of the Indies Amg movie 83773 Anne of the Indies Jacques Tourneur Use dmy dates date January 2011 DEFAULTSORT Anne Of The Indies ... film stub ca La dona pirata de Die Piratenk nigin eu Anne of the Indies fr La Flibusti re des Antilles hr Anne sa Kariba it La regina dei pirati nl Anne of the Indies sv Piratdrottningen ... more details
The West Indies cricket is a sporting confederation of over a dozen mainly English speaking Caribbean countries and dependencies that formed the British West Indies . Cricket is traditionally the main sport in the West Indies though others sports such as football soccer football and basketball have challenged its dominance from around the 1990s onwards . The British West Indies hosted the 2007 Cricket World Cup . The West Indies consists of Anguilla , Antigua and Barbuda , Barbados , British Virgin ... and the Cayman Islands who are associate members of the International Cricket Council .... Governing body seemain West Indies Cricket Board The West Indies Cricket Board WICB is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in the West Indies. It was originally formed in the early 1920s as the West Indies Cricket Board of Control and is still sometimes referred by that name , but changed ... has been a full member of the International Cricket Council ICC since 1926 and is also a member of Americas Cricket Association . It operates the West Indies cricket team and West Indies A cricket ... Regional Four Day Competition WICB Cup Caribbean Twenty20 The West Indies two major domestic ... Stanford . Other domestic competitions include the TCL Under 19 West Indies Challenge three day first class competition , TCL Under 19 West Indies Challenge Limited Overs Series one day limited overs competition , CLICO West Indies Under 15 competition and the WIWCF women s cricket Women s Senior ... Indies Challenge both the first class and limited overs competitions it is the Under 19 squads for these teams which participate, while for the CLICO Under 15 West Indies tournament it is the Under ... the West Indies sporting confederation, but within the Caribbean, also compete including the Bahamas ... team seemain West Indies cricket team The West Indies cricket team , also known colloquially as The Windies or The West Indies , is a multi national cricket team representing a sporting confederation ... more details
Cricket administration Full Members of the International Cricket Council fr West Indies Cricket Board ...ref improve date February 2009 Infobox Sport governing body assocname West Indies Cricket Board abbrev WICB logo West indies cricket board flag.png sport Cricket category image caption jurisdiction National founded Start date 1920s aff International Cricket Council affdate Start date 1926 5 31 region regionyear headquarters St. John s, Antigua and Barbuda location president br West Indies Women s br ... West Indies Women s br Michael Seepersaud coach Ottis Gibson womenscoach key staff operating income sponsor year closed replaced West Indies Cricket Board of Control prevfounded Start date 1926 url http ... countryflag20 The West Indies Cricket Board WICB is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in the West Indies a sporting confederation of over a dozen mainly English speaking Caribbean countries and dependencies that formed the British West Indies . It was originally formed in the early 1920s as the West Indies Cricket Board of Control and is still sometimes referred by that name ... . The WICB has been a full member of the International Cricket Council ICC since 1926. It operates the West Indies cricket team and West Indies A cricket team , organising Test tours and one day internationals with other teams. It also organises domestic cricket in West Indies, including the Regional ... of the various countries and territories which contest the West Indies first class and limited ... Hilaire is the Chief Executive Officer. Since 2005, as per an ICC mandate, the West Indies Women s Cricket ... The West Indies two major domestic competitions are the Regional Four Day Competition First class ... Under 19 West Indies Challenge three day first class competition , TCL Under 19 West Indies Challenge Limited Overs Series one day limited overs competition , CLICO West Indies Under 15 competition ... Islands cricket team For the TCL Under 19 West Indies Challenge both the first class and limited overs ... more details
The history of cricket in the West Indies is covered in the following articles History of cricket in the West Indies to 1918 History of cricket in the West Indies from 1918 19 to 1945 History of cricket in the West Indies from 1945 46 to 1970 History of cricket in the West Indies from 1970 71 to 1980 History of cricket in the West Indies from 1980 81 to 1990 History of cricket in the West Indies from 1990 91 to 2000 History of cricket in the West Indies from 2000 01 disambig ... more details
Portal Anglicanism Infobox Anglican Church show name Church in the Province of the West Indies image caption primate John Walder Dunlop Holder headquarters territory Barbados , Belize , Guyana , Jamaica , the Bahamas , the North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba, Trinidad and Tobago , and the Windward Islands population website The Church in the Province of the West Indies is a member Ecclesiastical province province in the worldwide Anglican Communion . The church comprises eight diocese s spread out over much of the West Indies area. The present position of archbishop and primate religion primate of the West Indies is held by The Most Rev. John Holder. The Most Rev. Drexel Wellington Gomez was the previous primate until 2009, and has retired. The church is also part of the Global South Anglican Global South . History The West Indies became a self governing province in 1883 because of the Church of England missions in territories that became British colonies. It is made up of two mainland dioceses and six island dioceses, including Antigua , Barbados , Belize , Guyana , Jamaica , the Bahamas , the North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba, Trinidad and Tobago , and the Windward Islands . Great emphasis is being placed on training personnel for an indigenous ministry. The island locations and scattered settlements make pastoral care difficult and costly. Mission Organisations The Jamaica Church Missionary Society is the recognised missionary agency of the Anglican Diocese of Jamaica Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands in the Province of the West Indies. The society focuses on evangelisation ... in the West Indies http anglicanhistory.org wi Anglicanism in the West Indies and Caribbean from Project ... Of The West Indies Category Anglican Communion church bodies West Indies Category Members of the World Council of Churches Category Religious organizations established in 1883 Category Anglican Church ... Anglican stub de Church in the Province of the West Indies fr glise dans la province des Antilles ... more details
The University of the West Indies Press or UWI Press is a university press that is part of the University of the West Indies . External links http www.uwipress.com University of the West Indies Press Caribbean university stub publish company stub Jamaica stub Category University of the West Indies Press Category University book publishers West Indies, University of ... more details
West Indies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The territories covered in this article include ... standard to the British West Indies , putting the West Indies about two hundred years ahead of the East Indies in this respect. Nevertheless, silver pieces of eight continued to form an important ... 16 fractional Anchor dollars in 1822 for use in Mauritius and the British West Indies , but not including ... came with an imperial order in council dated 1825. This move move was inspired by a number ... the British drum was beating. The 1825 order in council was largely a failure because it made sterling ... shillings and 4 pence. Remedial legislation was introduced for the British West Indies in 1838 with a new ... Indies were using sterling coinage. On the outbreak of the second world war, the sterling area was created ... West Indies territories joined the sterling area in 1939, including even British Honduras ... West Indies during this period, there was a mixed usage of sterling accounts and dollar accounts, and there was an eventual ... in 1966, was the only one of the territories in the British West Indies to use dollar accounts ... the rest of the British West Indies , Jamaica had its own special varieties of the sterling copper ... minted for the British West Indies , and later for British Guiana only, the rest of the British West Indies just used exactly the same coinage that was circulating in the United Kingdom . ref citation ... Aspinall first1 Sir Algernon Edward year 1929 title The handbook of the British West Indies, British ... pound. Jamaica and the Cayman Islands were therefore the only territories in the British West Indies ... and the currency was known as the British West Indies dollar . Trinidad and Tobago left the arrangement ... in 1972. See the main articles at British West Indies dollar , Eastern Caribbean dollar , Trinidad ... as regards currency, due to the close proximity to the Danish West Indies that were bought ... West Indies dollar was introduced to the British Virgin Islands in 1951, there were protests ... more details
West Indies Squadron can refer to one of the following West Indies Squadron United States , a US Navy formation North America and West Indies Station West Indies Squadron United Kingdom , a Royal Navy formation disambig ... more details
The British West Indies dollar BWI was the currency of British Guiana and the Eastern Caribbean territories of the British West Indies from 1935 to 1965, when it was largely replaced by the East Caribbean ... Currency Board BCCB . The British West Indies dollar was never used in British Honduras , the Cayman ... of 1704 introduced the gold standard to the British West Indies , putting the West Indies about two hundred years ahead of the East Indies in this respect. Nevertheless, silver pieces of eight continued ... and the British West Indies but not Jamaica . A few years later copper fractional dollars were coined for Mauritius , Sierra Leone , and the British West Indies . The first move to introduce British Pound sterling sterling silver coinage to the colonies came with an imperial order in council dated 1825 ... supply of British shillings everywhere where the British drum was beating. The 1825 order in council ... to the gold content of the British gold sovereign . A second imperial order in council was passed in 1838 with the correct rating of 1 4shillings 2pence. In the years following the 1838 order in council, the British West Indies territories began to enact local legislation for the purposes of assimilating ... drove the silver dollar out of the West Indies, but it returned again with the great depreciation .... In the years immediately following 1873, there was a fear that the British West Indies might ... West Indies dollar BWI at the already existing conversion rate of 4.80 per pound sterling or 1 ... Kingdom British government to form a uniform system within their British West Indies territories ... was known verbally as the Beewee slang for British West Indies dollar. In 1951, the British Virgin .... In 1958, the West Indies Federation was established and the BWI was its currency. However ... Indies Federation, it retained the Jamaican pound , despite adopting the BWI as legal tender from 1954 ... support. In 1965, the British West Indies dollar of the now defunct West Indies Federation was replaced ... more details
West Indies is another term for the islands of the Caribbean . It is often divided up by association to European countries British West Indies Dutch West Indies French West Indies Spanish West Indies Danish West Indies It may further refer to West Indies Federation , a short lived Caribbean federation. West Indies cricket team Dutch West India Company , a chartered company of Dutch merchants, founded in 1621 See also Indies The West Indian , a 1771 play by Richard Cumberland dramatist Richard Cumberland disambig de West Indies fr Indes occidentales mk tl Kanlurang India paglilinaw th uk es Indias Occidentales ... more details
A People s Council Volksraad for the Dutch East Indies was provided for by law in 1916. But was procrastinated until the actual installation of the Council in 1918. It was a hesitant and slow attempt at democratisation of the Dutch East Indies. The power of the Volksraad was limited as it only had advisory powers. Although part of the council was elected only a small proportion of the population had voting rights. ref Harry J. Benda, S.L. van der Wal, De Volksraad en de staatkundige ontwikkeling van Nederlandsch Indi The Peoples Council and the political development of the Netherlands Indies. With an introduction and survey of the documents in English . Publisher J.B. Wolters, Leiden, 1965. ref File COLLECTIE TROPENMUSEUM Opening van de Volksraad door gouverneur generaal Van Limburg Stirum op 18 mei 1918 op Java TMnr 10001373.jpg thumb right Opening of the Volksraad , Batavia 18 May 1918. The Volksraad had sixty members 30 members from various indigenous groups, 25 European and 5 from Chinese and other populations. The Volksraad was reconstituted every four years. The members of the Council were partly chosen, partly appointed by the colonial administration. ref Harry J. Benda, S.L. van der Wal, De Volksraad en de staatkundige ontwikkeling van Nederlandsch Indi The Peoples Council and the political development of the Netherlands Indies. With an introduction and survey of the documents in English . Publisher J.B. Wolters, Leiden, 1965. ref History The Volksraad was founded in Weltevreden , Jakarta Batavia , Java , as an infant form of democratic representation on 18 May 1918 by the ethical colonial chief executive Johan Paul van Limburg Stirum Count van Limburg Stirum 1873 1948 , who was Governor General of the Dutch East Indies from 1916 to 1921. In 1925 the Volksraad ... false External links http dutcheastindies.web.id Dutch East Indies, website dedicated to Dutch Indonesian .... Category Dutch East Indies Category Indo people nl Volksraad Nederlands Indi id Volksraad ... more details
The West Indies Associated States was the collective name for a number of islands in the Eastern Caribbean whose status changed from being Crown colony British colonies to states in associated state free association with the United Kingdom in 1967. These states included Antigua and Barbuda Antigua , Dominica , Grenada , Saint Christopher Nevis Anguilla , Saint Lucia , and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent . Associated Statehood between these six territories and the UK was brought about by the Associated Statehood Act 1967 . Under the Act each state had full control over its constitution and thus internal self government , while the UK retained responsibility for foreign policy external affairs and National security defence . The British monarch remained head of state , but the Governor now had only consititutional powers, and was often a local citizen. Many moved to change their flags from modified versions of the Blue Ensign , to unique designs with three, St. Vincent, St.Kitts Nevis Anguilla and Grenada adopting blue, green and yellow flags. ref http www.worldstatesmen.org Grenada.html World Statesmen Grenada ref ref http www.worldstatesmen.org Saint Kitts and Nevis.html World Statesmen Saint Kitts and Nevis ref ref http www.worldstatesmen.org Saint Vincent.html World Statesmen Saint Vincent ref ref http www.crwflags.com fotw flags gb carib.html ass Flags of the World West Indies Associated States ref During the period of free association, all of the states participated in the West Indies Associated States Council of Ministers , the East Caribbean Common Market ... Caribbean states continued after the West Indies Associated States achieved separate independence ... reversion to British rule as a separate colony. During the 1970s, Nevis local council had wished ... States West Indies Federation Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court References references Category History ... of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Category British West Indies Category British Leeward Islands ... more details
Image Roadtown, Tortola.jpg thumb 250px right Roadtown , Tortola The British West Indies was a term used ... As of 1912, the British West Indies were divided into eight colonies The Bahamas , Barbados , British ... organised into the West Indies Federation . It was hoped that the Federation would become independent .... Consequently, the West Indies Federation was dissolved. Most of the territories, including all the larger ... nations of the British West Indies, except the Dominica Commonwealth of Dominica , Guyana and Trinidad ...?id 4 Islands in the Caribbean Lists islands still classified as British West Indies ref Territories The territories that were part of the British West Indies were date of independence, where applicable ... Turks and Caicos Islands British overseas territory History main History of the British West Indies ... in the British West Indies in 1674. Stapleton set up a General Assembly of the Leeward Islands in St ... island council. In 1871 the British government passed the Leeward Islands Act through which all ... until 1956 to make way for the Federation of the West Indies. The Federal Colony was composed ... to join the new Federation of the West Indies as a separate unit. Jamaica and dependencies The Cayman ... as did Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands. West Indies Federation main West Indies Federation The West Indies Federation was a short lived federation that existed from 3 January 1958 to 31 ... before that could happen. Sport Cricket main West Indies cricket team Cricket in the West Indies Cricket is traditionally the main sport in the British West Indies though others sports such as football ... of the countries and territories listed above field a combined cricket team called the West Indies ... cricket level. The British West Indies hosted the 2007 Cricket World Cup of ODI Cricket and the 2010 ... by various parties claiming to be issued by the British West Indies, playing on the confusion with the British ... ref ref http www.credentialwatch.org reports bwimc.shtml The British West Indies Medical College Scam ... more details
Indies Federation common name West Indies continent North America region Caribbean status Federation ... Flag of West Indies.svg flag Flag of the West Indies Federation image coat Coat of arms of the Federation of the West Indies.svg symbol Coat of arms of the West Indies Federation image map Map of the West Indies Federation.svg national motto To dwell together in unity national anthem national anthem ... Indies dollar BWI dollar XBWD government type Constitutional monarchy common languages English language ... General of the West Indies Federation Governor General deputy1 Grantley Herbert Adams title deputy1 Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation Prime Minister stat year1 1962 stat area1 20239 stat pop1 3264600 footnotes ¹ West Indies Federal Labour Party utc offset 5 to 4, Summer UTC 4 to 3 calling code 1 809 The West Indies Federation , also known as the Federation of the West Indies , was a short ... population of the West Indies Federation was between 3 and 4 million people, with the majority being ... population . The West Indies Federation or just West Indies consisted of around 24 main inhabited ... extends across almost 20 degrees of longitude. Even though the West Indies was spread across such a vast ... auto font size 90 style text align center background bfd7ff Map of the Provinces of the West Indies Federation align left Image label begin image Map of the West Indies Federation.svg width 630 float ... style text align center background bfd7ff Provinces and Territories of the West Indies style background ... text align center style background bfd7ff File Flag of the West Indies Federation.svg border 30px style background bfd7ff text align left Federation of the West Indies style background bfd7ff Chaguaramas ... once the issues were resolved. The Bahamas did participate in the 1960 West Indies Federation ... was created by the United Kingdom in 1958 from most of the British West Indies . Britain ... of formation January 3, 1958 was set by an Order in Council proclaimed in 1957. As with all British ... more details
of the Council of the Indies Pedro Moya de Contreras . However, the new patriarch died before ... of Mexico City and President of the Council of the Indies, not installed ref name Artola Juan Guzm n ...The Titular Patriarchate of the West Indies lang la Patriarchatus Indiarum Occidentalium is a Latin Rite Titular See Titular Patriarchate of the Roman Catholic Church . It is vacant since the death of its last holder in 1963. Attempt to create a jurisdictional Patriarchate in the Spanish Indies King Ferdinand V of Castile asked Pope Leo X to establish a patriarchate for the ecclesiastical government of the American territories discovered by the Spain Spaniards . The Holy See was not keen to accept the establishment of such an autonomous Spanish Empire Spanish American church and, on 11 May 1524, Clement VII agreed to create it but only as honorific, without jurisdiction and without clergy . In addition, the Patriarch was banned from actually residing in the Americas. Antonio de Rojas, Archdiocese of Granada archbishop of Granada and bishop of Palencia , was the first patriarch. The following patriarchs were the bishop of Ja n Esteban Gabriel Merino 1530 1535 and the archbishop of Granada Fernando, Ni o de Guevara not the homonymous cardinal 1546 1552 . After the Ni o de Guevara s death the office remained vacant because Philip II of Spain Philip II , against the Holy See policy, wished ... General of the Spanish Armies with the Patriarchate of the West Indies pro tempore et ad septennium ... www.catholic hierarchy.org diocese dw502.html Catholic Hierarchy Archdiocese of West Indies and http ... Leopoldo Eijo y Garay was appointed Patriarch of the West Indies, but without the Military Ordinariate ... of Patriarchs of the West Indies Antonio de Rojas 1524 , archbishop of Granada and bishop of Palencia ... Patriarchs Spain Category 1524 establishments Category Church patriarchs West Indies Category Roman Catholic bishops by diocese West Indies Category Spanish colonization of the Americas Category Honorary ... more details
Indies image West Indies Cricket Cap Insignia.svg image caption West Indies cricket crest test status ... Indies or the Windies , is a multi national cricket team representing a sporting confederation of 15 ... dependencies. From the mid 1970s to the early 1990s, the West Indies team was one of the strongest ... considered among the best in the world have hailed from the West Indies Sir Garfield Sobers , Lance ... accessdate 23 September 2009 ref while world record holder Brian Lara was a West Indies Test player ... 2009 ref The West Indies have won the ICC Cricket World Cup twice in 1975 and 1979, the ICC Champions ..., their record was surpassed by 4 World Cup wins by Australia, and equalled by India in 2011. West Indies ... Cup wins by Australia. West Indies is the first team to appear in 3 consecutive World Cup finals 1975 ... & 2007 . History main History of the West Indian cricket team The history of the West Indies cricket ... Cricket Council Imperial Cricket Conference , in 1926, ref See http www.cricketarchive.com Archive ... ref See, for example, 75 Years of West Indies Cricket 1928 2003 by Ray Goble and Keith AP Sandiford ISBN 1 870518 78 0, the WICB authorised reference book on cricket in the West Indies. For more information ... West Indies Series Test and ODI Tours . See also the http www.cricinfo.com link to database ... Indies. ref thus becoming the fourth Test nation. Although blessed with some great players in their early ... dominated to a black dominated side. By the 1970s, the West Indies had a side recognised as unofficial ... by acclaim based on recent results. Although exactly when the West Indies became and ceased to be world ... today is struggling to regain its past glory. The West Indies are currently ranked 8th out ... in the 1930s, the side represented the British colonies that would later form the West Indies Federation ... Indies team. Flag File West indies cricket board flag.png thumb 200px Flag Most cricketing nations use their own national flags for cricketing purposes. However, as the West Indies represent a number ... more details
with an advisory board called the Raad van Indie IndiesCouncil . Colonial policy and strategy ... 18 May 1918. A People s Council called the Volksraad Dutch East Indies Volksraad for the Dutch East ...Infobox Former Country conventional long name Dutch East Indies common name Dutch East Indies country ... Colonialism Colonial administration title leader Governor General of the Dutch East Indies Governor General leader1 Governor General of the Dutch East Indies Dutch East Indies List of Governors General ... flag s3 Flag of West Papua.svg flag Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Netherlands East Indies ... Evolution of the Dutch East Indies.png image map caption Map of the Dutch East Indies showing its territorial ..., Dutch East Indies Batavia , now Jakarta common languages Malay language Malay , Dutch language ... Indies gulden Dutch East Indies Gulden today Indonesia footnotes Occupied by Japanese forces ... East Indies lang nl Nederlands Indi lang id Hindia Belanda was a Dutch colony that became modern ... The word Indies comes from lang la Indus . The original name Dutch Indies Lang nl Nederlandsch Indi was translated by the English as the Dutch East Indies , to keep it distinct from the Dutch West Indies . The name Dutch Indies is recorded in the Dutch East India Company s documents of the early ... at Catle Bavaria, of the census of the Dutch East Indies year 1624 ref Background See also Dutch ... sail for the East Indies in 1595 to access spices directly from Asia. When it made a 400 profit on its return, other Dutch expeditions soon followed. Recognising the potential of the East Indies trade ... Indies Batavia now Jakarta , which became the centre of the VOC s Asian trading network. ref name ... , Manado , and Kupang were nationalised under the Dutch Republic as the Dutch East Indies. ref ... General of the Dutch East Indies. ref Cite book last Kumar first Ann title Java publisher Periplus ... several Dutch East Indies ports including Java and Thomas Stamford Raffles became Lieutenant ... more details
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