Saint Barthélemy

Saint Barthélemy connects to 2742 places across 18 topics through 94 Bunkabop connections, spanning Caribbean nature, colonial history, and governance. Named by Christopher Columbus after his brother in 1493, the island was settled by the French by 1648 and later dissolved into the colony of Guadeloupe. A 2003 referendum led the French Parliament to grant it separate overseas collectivity status in 2007. It shares ties with France and Guadeloupe, and music connections run through Caribbean zouk and reggae traditions.