During the 1490’s of Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the Caribbean islands‚ there was not a single thing that could make his conquest fail. His conquest began with meeting the Taino people. Despite the Taino not knowing who these explorers were or where they came from they were friendly and open toward the Europeans. With his exploration‚ in the Americas in place‚ it sets forth many drastic‚ harsh‚ and cruel living standards for the Native Americans. Many factors and advantages played a role in Columbus’
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believe that the Chupacabra only eats other animals‚ in my family it is told that it eats anything with a beating heart. As told by my great-grandmother‚ the origin story goes‚ that after Atabey‚ the original earth mother and powerful creator of the Taíno people‚ had her two sons‚ Yucajú and Guacar‚ so they can finish her work on creating the world‚ Guacar became jealous of what was Yucajú doing and became the evil spirit Juracán. Things occurred‚ and the world was created‚ although Juracán tried his
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tension rose between the Dominicans and the Haitians. The people of the Dominican Republic decent wanted to migrate to Haiti‚ however‚ Haitians were not allowing it. The Tainos were the natives of the Dominican Republic who first greeted Columbus. They were known to be un-harmful and to their selves but to others they were a threat. Tainos originated in the tropical forests of South America. In 1937‚ Trujillo’s soldiers used knives‚ picks‚ and shovels to slaughter somewhere between ten thousand to thirty-five
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the hatred for Haitians. What set the Dominican Republic apart from other Caribbean islands is diverse mixture of difference influences from around the world. For example‚ its cuisine is predominantly made up of a combination of Spanish‚ Indigenous Taíno‚ and African. Even its architecture‚ represent a complex blend of diverse cultures. Culture‚ religion are the result in Haiti of the French
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lack of navigation skill took him to the land of Hispaniola (Modern day Dominican Republic) where he encounters the indigenous people of the island the Taino. The Spaniards claim the island as a Spanish territory and send word back to the Spanish monarchy‚ King Ferdinand and Queen Elizabeth heard about the discovery and send a letter to the Taino people of the New World. The King responds in his letter to the natives and refers to them as barbarians since in the letter it calls the Spanish as “conquerors
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Before Columbus set out on his revolutionary voyage across the Atlantic in 1492‚ for over a thousand years the Taino people dominated the island of Hispaniola. The Taino people‚ like early civilizations in Europe or China‚ relied on gathering food from the plentiful forests on the Island‚ as well as from fishing. The Taino people‚ based on archaeological evidence‚ also developed farming and cultivated yuca‚ sweet potatoes‚ maize‚ beans and other crops. (Poole‚1) Estimates as to the actual population
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placed a mark in the Dominican Republic’s history. When the Spanish first arrived to the Isla Hispaniola they enslaved the Taino people who were dark skinned. Here racism makes an entrance! The Spanish took them up as slaves‚ worked them and used them very unfairly. They treated them like animals because of their color and could have cared less that God had created the Tainos the exact same way as them. Even though the Dominican Republic did achieve independence later racism play a huge role in their
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islands original inhabitants (who were of Arawak decent) were engaged in conflict with the Caribs in a competition for land and resources. Over time the Arawaks disappeared as the dominant culture and people‚ and it is speculated that they were killed-off by the Caribs. The Caribs held the island for many years‚ continuing to take its resources‚ even as they moved on to other neighboring islands. The Caribs named the island Alliouagana ("Land of the Prickly Bush")‚ perhaps after the aloe plant.”[2]
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Some may say that history has a tendency to repeat itself. From episodes regarding war‚ to expansionism‚ and incidents of genocide similar examples are present through modern day. While this phenomenon never ceases to replicate the past‚ there are always enough subtle nuances of change that prevent history from repeating itself exactly as before. At a time when European expansionism was begging to take shape war and genocide were prevalent. When Columbus set sail for Asia with the intent of establishing
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Orinocco valley in Venezuela. It is from this second source that the ancestors of the Taino Indians who welcomed Columbus on his first voyage originated. The word Taino meant "good" or "noble" in their language‚ and not only were the Indians peaceful and generous in their hospitality‚ but early Spanish chroniclers document that no Spaniard ever saw Indians fighting among themselves. By the end of the 15th century the Tainos were well organized into five tribes‚ and are considered to have been of the verge
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