White on the island of St. Helena ( born White Saint Helenians ) - an ethnic group of people of European descent living on the island of St. Helena . Currently, immigrants from Europe and their descendants constitute an ethnic minority , accounting for 25% of the local population [1] .
| Whites on St. Helena | |
|---|---|
| Modern self-name | English White saint helenians |
| Abundance and area | |
| Total: 1,932 | |
| |
| Language | English |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Related peoples | White people in the Republic of South Africa |
| Origin | Africa |
Content
- 1 History
- 2 Current situation
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
History
The island of St. Helena was discovered by the Portuguese sailor Juan da Nova while traveling home from India on May 21, 1502 . The Portuguese found the island uninhabited . The first known permanent resident of the island was the Portuguese Fernand Lopis , who lived on the island alone in 1515 - 1545 [2] . In the struggle for the right to own the islands, Great Britain defeated the Netherlands and in 1659 established a water supply and food supply point for ships and a military base on St. Helena. After that, the island began to be settled by immigrants from Europe, mainly from the UK [3] . From 1900 to 1901, the island was a place of exile for prisoners of war Boers [4] .
Current situation
Currently, whites are an ethnic minority on the islands of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristana da Cunha , their total number is 1,932 people, which is 25% of the total population of the islands [1] .
See also
- Chinese on St. Helena
- Africans on St. Helena
- Demographics of St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Islands
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency . www.cia.gov. Date of appeal February 24, 2018.
- ↑ Historical chronology of St. Helena. .
- ↑ Brooke: History of St. Helena (unavailable link) (February 24, 2005). Date of treatment February 25, 2018. Archived February 24, 2005.
- ↑ John Grimshaw. Saint Helena 15.55 South 5.43 West: Boer Prisoners on St. Helena, 1900-1902 . Saint Helena 15.55 South 5.43 West (March 29, 2011). Date of treatment February 25, 2018.