Which Caribbean islands once belonged to Spain?

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Although Spain claimed the entire Caribbean, they settled only the larger islands of Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica and Trinidad. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Caribbean Sep 03 06, 3:33 PM

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Though never permanently settled by Spain, the Bahamas was actually a Spanish colony for one year, in 1782. Sep 03 06, 4:02 PM

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In addition to Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and Trinidad the Spanish had small settlements on other islands, such as Antigua. Sep 03 06, 4:15 PM

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