British Windward Islands

British Windward Islands
1833–1959
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Motto: I pede fausto (Latin: Go with a lucky foot)
Anthem: "God Save the Queen/King"
Status	British colony
Capital	Bridgetown, Barbados (1871–1885) St George's, Grenada (1885–1959)
Common languages	English English-based creole languages Dominican Creole French Saint Lucian Creole French
Religion	Christianity (Anglican, Catholic, Methodist)
Government	Constitutional monarchy
Monarch
• 1833-1837 (first)	William IV
• 1952–1959 (last)	Elizabeth II
Governor-in-Chief
• 1833–1836 (first)	Lionel Smith
• 1958–1959 (last)	Colville Deverell
History
• Established	1833
• Federation	1871
• Colony of Barbados left	1885
• Colony of Tobago left	1889
• Colony of Dominica joined	1940
• Overseas Territory	1956
• West Indies Federation	1959
• Federation dissolved	31 May 1962
Currency	Pound sterling (official) Spanish dollar, Mexican peso also used
Preceded by Succeeded by Colony of Barbados Colony of Dominica Colony of Grenada Colony of Saint Lucia Colony of St. Vincent and the Grenadines British Tobago British Trinidad and Tobago West Indies Federation

The British Windward Islands was an administrative grouping of British colonies in the Windward Islands of the West Indies, existing from 1833 until 31 December 1959 and consisting of the islands of Grenada, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent, the Grenadines, Barbados (the seat of the governor until 1885, when it returned to its former status of a completely separate colony), Tobago (until 1889, when it was joined to Trinidad), and (from 1940) Dominica, previously included in the British Leeward Islands.