Christopher Columbus is credited with discovering the Cayman Islands. The explorer was on his fourth voyage of discovery when his ships, the Santiago de Palos and the Capitana, sailed past Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. The date was the 10th of May 1503, and his son Ferdinand noted in his journal, "We were in sight of two small low islands filled with tortoises, as was the sea all about." However, Columbus named the islands Las Tortugas after the large number of sea turtles he saw. Columbus and his men didn't stop. Worm-eaten and leaking badly, their ships laboured on until they had to be beached and eventually abandoned in St. Ann's Bay, Jamaica.
No permanent settlers set up the house until well after the 1670 acquisition of the islands - and its turtles - by the British Crown, which has held dominion over the three islands ever since. Once settlers started trickling in from Jamaica in the early 18th century, Caymanians quickly established their reputation as world-class seafarers. From the 1780s, the Caymanian shipbuilding industry produced schooners and other seacraft used for interisland trade and turtling.
The national banner of the Cayman Islands was formally received on May 14, 1958. Preceding this date, the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory, used the official British banner for all managerial and authority purposes. Then it was allowed the coat of arms and this ensign were received for use in the banner.
The Cayman Islands Flag has a naval force blue base shading. The British Union Jack is delineated to the upper left corner.On the right half of the banner, to the center, is the Cayman Island's emblem.
The coat of arms consists of a shield, a crested helm, and a motto. The three green stars in the crest represent each of the Cayman Islands. The white wavy stripes represent the sea. Towards the top of the shield is a gold lion which represents Great Britain. There is a green turtle on a coil of rope above the crest and behind the turtle is a gold pineapple. Beneath the crest is the country's motto, "He hath founded it upon the seas".
No permanent settlers set up the house until well after the 1670 acquisition of the islands - and its turtles - by the British Crown, which has held dominion over the three islands ever since. Once settlers started trickling in from Jamaica in the early 18th century, Caymanians quickly established their reputation as world-class seafarers. From the 1780s, the Caymanian shipbuilding industry produced schooners and other seacraft used for interisland trade and turtling.
The national banner of the Cayman Islands was formally received on May 14, 1958. Preceding this date, the Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory, used the official British banner for all managerial and authority purposes. Then it was allowed the coat of arms and this ensign were received for use in the banner.
The Cayman Islands Flag has a naval force blue base shading. The British Union Jack is delineated to the upper left corner.On the right half of the banner, to the center, is the Cayman Island's emblem.
The coat of arms consists of a shield, a crested helm, and a motto. The three green stars in the crest represent each of the Cayman Islands. The white wavy stripes represent the sea. Towards the top of the shield is a gold lion which represents Great Britain. There is a green turtle on a coil of rope above the crest and behind the turtle is a gold pineapple. Beneath the crest is the country's motto, "He hath founded it upon the seas".
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