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Bay Islands, Honduras Ports of Departure
There are six islands known as the Bay Islands, located approximately 30 miles off the coast of the Republic of Honduras, which lie in an arc in the Western Caribbean sea. The history of Roatan and her sister Islands includes three centuries of interaction between England, Spain and the Americas. Christopher Columbus discovered the Islands in 1502 while on his fourth voyage which at the time were occupied by the Paya Indians. During the next century, these fertile islands were used to provision Spanish galleons. The first peaceful settlers were Puritan farmers, landing in 1638 from Maryland. In the early to mid 1800's, strong imigration occurred from Grand Cayman and England to the Bay Islands. In fact, most of the modern Bay Island communities were established during this period and the majority of the native Bay Islanders today trace their ancestry to these early 19th century families.
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