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IMPACT OF SPANISH COLONIZATION ON THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF TRINIDAD AND WIDER CARIBBEAN
Pre- History before the European’s
Three (3) major Amerindian indigenous people lived in the Caribbean before the European discovered many of the Caribbean islands. These groups were the Island Caribs and Galibi who resided in the Windward Islands, the Taino who resided in The Bahamas, Leeward Islands and Greater Antilles, the Ciboney who resided in Western Cuba. Trinidad was inhabited by both Carib speaking and Arawak speaking groups, while the Tainos was divided into three (3) different types namely the Classic Tainos who lived in Hispaniola and Puerto Rico, the Western Tainos who lived in Cuba, Jamaica and the Bahamian archipelago and the Eastern Tainos who lived in the Leeward Islands. All these groups of different culture inhabited the Caribbean before the Europeans came.
Christopher Columbus discovery... Christopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer and navigator born in the Republic of Genoa. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarch of Spain four (4) voyages were completed by him across the Atlantic Ocean that led to the awareness of the
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The main occupants known as the Arawaks were a very a peaceful tribe and laid-back as a society. Farming and hunting were their main means of survival. Their presence was felt in groups of villages where each group was governed and guided by their chiefs, who were chosen as rulers. Various names like Yaio, Garini, Nepuyo, Warac and others were given to many Amerindian tribes. The fathers taught their boys how to use the tools, weapons, the lore and religion of the tribal group. They actively engaged in hunting, gathering of fruits and shellfish as a means of learning how to survive. Their main staple was cassava. However, despite not having a money economy they still traded with their
Milanich, Jerald T. and Susan Milbrath., ed. First Encounters: Spanish Exploration in the Caribbean and the United States1492-1570. Gainesville: U of Florida P, 1989.
In October of 1492, when Christopher Columbus stepped foot on the Island of Bahamas thinking it was Asia he was instantly greeted by the Arawak’s who came barring gifts, food and water.
Christopher Columbus one of the most famous explorers with an extraordinary legacy was born in Genoa, Italy in 1451. He was an Italian explorer and navigator and is very well known for his four voyages and his “discovery” of the New World. Columbus began sailing when he was just a teenager in the Mediterranean and Aegean seas. Later, he moved to Lisbon, Portugal and then Spain where he spent the rest of his life. Columbus’ purpose was to find a passage to Asia by sailing West, but during his voyage he ended up in the Caribbeans and South America. Columbus propose was turned down by King John of Portugal and the rulers of England and France. After several years of being declined, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella funded Columbus’ voyage due
The Tainos, the natives of Puerto Rico, were extensive agriculturalists as well as a highly organized people. They developed techniques, such as irrigation, which was new to agriculture and at the same time increased the productivity of their crops, like the yuca their main staple. Another unique feature to the Taino society was the relationship between man and woman.
Inoa, Orlando, and Sagas, Ernesto. The Dominican People: A Documentary History. Princeton: Markus Wiener Publishers, 2003.
There have been circular arguments,internaionally, concerning whether Columbus discoverd or invaded the west Indies. through this essay I will explore all counter arguments for this particular topic. Its complex yet simple, one step at a time.
Knight, Franklin W., The Caribbean, The Genesis of a Fragmented Nationalism. 1990 Oxford University Press, N.Y., N.Y.
Figueroa, Luis A. "Before and After the First Conquest: From Tainos to Early Spanish Colonialism". September 17, 1998.
de Las Casas, Bartolomé. The Devastation of the Indies: A Brief Account. Translation, Briffault, Herma, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London © 1992.
societies to reexamine their view of the Caribbean. In this paper the following topics in The
Upon the European’s discovery and colonization of the Americas an irreversible transformation was triggered. The extreme differences in the cultures of the Europeans and Native Americans would prove to be fatal to the way of life that existed before European colonization.
Wilson, Samuel M. Hispaniola: Caribbean Chiefdoms in the Age of Columbus. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press,1990.
Bartolome´ De Las Casas was a Dominican friar, a bishop in the New World, and the Spanish government's unofficial “protector of the Indians.” In return for his kindness toward the Indians he was presented and Indian for his own use as a personal servant. After being amongst the indians for quite sometime he saw two things their simplicity and gentle nature, and how harshly the spaniards treated them. He devoted his life to their salvation and ended up writing the book “Apologetic History of the Indies.” Casas wrote this book for many reasons but I chose to write this on the basis of him trying to prove the fact that these people aren't animals but well developed societies that can thrive in modern times. This took a long time for Casas to do but he eventually did and he published this book and changed the minds of many people on how they view the indian people
Laurent Dubois and John D. Garrigus. "Slave Revolution in the Caribbean 1789-1804: A Brief History of Documents.” Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2006.
A History of Modern Trinidad 1783-1962., Bridget Brereton., Heinemann Educational Books Inc.: New Hampshire. 1981.