The island was first inhabited by the Taínos and Caribes. The Caribes were an Arawakan-speaking people who had arrived around 10,000 BCE.
泰诺人 (Taínos) 和加勒比人 (Caribes) 最先来到这个岛上定居。加勒比人是讲阿拉瓦克语 (Arawakan) 的民族，大约于公元前 10000 年来到这里。