Columbus discovered Haiti in 1492 during his first voyage to the New World. It was inhabited by the Taíno‚ or Arawakan people. Columbus quickly claimed the island and named it La Isla Española‚ or "the Spanish island". The name was later Latinized to "Hispaniola". Before the arrival of Columbus‚ Arawak migrants had already been arriving from the Orinoco delta in South America. They were organized into cacicazgos or chiefdoms. Each chiefdom lead by cacique or chief. They called the island Quisqueya‚ meaning
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the slaves wanting freedom because they were being overworked and ill treated. In 1660‚ the French settlers came to Hispaniola‚ after being driven by Spaniards from Tobago. They were sometimes expelled but returned to settle when Spanish vigilance slackened. Their persistency paid off in 1697‚ by the Treaty of Ryswick‚ in which Spain agreed to hand over the western Hispaniola to France. The French portion of the island received the name Saint Domingue‚ later renamed Haiti by Sir Dessalines.
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By 1501 the expedition had crossed the Caribbean coasts east of Panama and then on to the east north of South America. Bastidas soon realized they didn’t have enough men to reach their destination‚ so he decided to sail to Hispaniola. Balboa decided to settle in Hispaniola in 1505 where he stayed for many years as a farmer and pig rancher. Soon after there he was so in debt that he was forced to abandon life on the island. In 1509 to escape his creditors in Santo Domingo‚ Balboa set sail as a
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After that‚ many historians agree on the fact that he then accompanied the prestigious explorer Christopher on his second expedition. Columbus’ fleet then reached the island of Hispaniola‚ an island in the Caribbean Sea. Then‚ it is believed that Ponce de Leon returned to Spain before going back to the island of Hispaniola in 1502. Although‚
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The Impact of Historical Processes in the Caribbean. Migratory movements and the establishments of patterns of settlements by different groups within the Caribbean from pre-Columbian times to the present. The development of systems of productions: Encomienda‚ Slavery‚ Indentureship and the plantation system. Responses of Caribbean people to oppression and genocide: resistance‚ development of peasant groups. Movements towards independence Political enfranchisement Movement towards Independence
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a Spanish speaking country off the coast of Central America. Its northern shore is by the Atlantic Ocean and the southern side is guarded by the Caribbean Sea. It’s on an Island shared by Haiti. Dominican Republic is two-thirds of the island Hispaniola. The religion of Dominican Republic is mostly Roman Catholic. Because of their Catholicism‚ they have Lent. Lent is the forty days before Easter in which Dominicans celebrate Carnival. During the last few days of Carnival‚ they wear masks and
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lower Orinoco River near the modern settlements of Saladero and Barrancas in Venezuela. Seafaring people from the lowland region of the Orinoco River of South America migrated into and established settlements in the Lesser Antilles‚ Puerto Rico‚ and Hispaniola.[1] They displaced the pre-ceramic Ortoiroid culture. As a horticultural people‚ they initially occupied wetter and more fertile islands that best accommodated their needs. These Indigenous peoples of the Americas were an Arawak-speaking culture
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territory consisted of five chiefdoms: Marién‚ Maguá‚ Maguana‚ Jaragua‚ and Higüey. These were ruled respectively by caciques Guacanagarix‚ Guarionex‚ Caonabo‚ Bohechío‚ and Cayacoa. Arrival of the SpanishChristopher Columbus reached the island of Hispaniola on his first voyage‚ in December 1492. On Columbus second voyage in 1493 the colony of "La Española" was founded and administered from the new settlement of La Isabela which was established on the north coast. This was the first Spanish colony in
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Not so Heavenly In 1492 the Indies were first discovered‚ a year later the Spaniards were sent to settle the land‚ later called Hispaniola. This island was perhaps the most densely populated in the world with native people called Indians. The Indians were so gullible‚ they believed the Spaniards were Gods sent from heaven‚ and because they would do anything for their masters‚ Indians gave into the Spaniards. Spain’s conquest of the Americas was an outright tragedy because of the way they judged
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ANALYSE THE CHARACTER OF JIM HAWKIN Jim Hawkin: Jim Hawkins is the young boy. Jim is the son of an innkeeper near Bristol‚ England‚ and is probably in his early teens. It is his feelings‚ perceptions‚ and emotional responses that the reader responds to and views the story through. Jim Hawkins is the typical young boy‚ who through no fault of his own‚ becomes involved in the ultimate adventure‚ especially for a boy of his age. Through this process‚ Jim transforms from someone who is merely an onlooker
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