Talk:History of Grenada
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Should the subheading links have a disambiguation term to distinguish from the Spanish city? -- April
- No need for disambiguation, the Spanish city is Granada. There's a small US town called Grenada, but that will probably not need a History of Grenada anytime soon - if it does, we can disambiguate it then. Jeronimo
- Doh! Thanks much. I doubt it'd come to that. :) -- April
Just thought that Hurricane Ivan warranted mention here...
[edit] Nutmeg introduction
Wikipedia's date 1782, quoted all over the Internet, is likely wrong: "In 1782, Sir Joseph Banks, the botanical adviser to King George III, introduced nutmeg to Grenada. " The island was not secured for Britain until the Treaty of Paris, 1783. Should it read "Sir Joseph Banks, the botanical adviser to King George III, introduced nutmeg to Grenada; the seedlings were smuggled from Cayenne to St. Vincent. Nutmeg reached Trinidad in 1824, and Grenada in 1843. (Purseglove, 1968)" Quoted from The Virtual Field Herbarium. The reference is to J.W. Purseglove, Tropical Crops. Wiley, New York, 1968. Shall I edit it, or is the 1782 date a cherished bit of folk history? --Wetman 08:06, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
- Go for it - even if it is "cherished folk history" accuracy is more important. Guettarda 21:29, 17 Mar 2005 (UTC)
