Soufrière, Saint Lucia Soufrière, Saint Lucia Soufrière is a town on the West Coast of Saint Lucia, in the eastern Caribbean Sea. The town and the surrounding district has a population of 7,935. It was founded by the French and was the original capital of the island. There were large estates run by plantation owners of French origin and their descendants still live in the area. The French Revolution of 1789 resulted in many Royalists being executed and the slaves freed. However, Napoleon reintroduced slavery when he came to power. The British invaded St Lucia shortly after, but the slaves and French deserters
Order of Saint Lucia number of persons holding the Cross can not exceed 25 at any one time and no more than three people can be awarded the rank in any one year. All honorary appointments are supernumerary. The rank of Knight/Dame is "Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Lucia" "Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of Saint Lucia" "The Saint Lucia Cross" "Saint Lucia Medal of Merit" Order of Saint Lucia The Order of Saint Lucia is an order of chivalry established in 1980 by Elizabeth II. The Order comprises seven classes. In decreasing order of seniority, these are: The Order is bestowed