became the seat of the (Diocese) of the first bishop of Cuba in 1518. At that time Cuba was populated by at least two distinct indigenous peoples: Taino and Ciboney (or Siboney). Both groups were prehistoric neolithic‚ perhaps copper age‚ cultures. The Taíno were skilled farmers and the Ciboney were a hunter-gatherer society with supplemental farming. Tainos and Ciboney took part in similar customs and beliefs‚ one being the sacred ritual practiced using tobacco called cohoba‚ known in English as smoking
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Colliding worlds A. The Spanish Caribbean 1. Indigenous peoples were the Taino a. Lived in small villages under authority of chiefs b. Showed little resistance to European visitors 2. Columbus built the fort of Santo Domingo‚ capital of the Spanish Caribbean a. Taino conscripted to mine gold b. Encomiendas: land grants to Spanish settlers with total control over local people c. Brutal abuses plus smallpox brought decline of Taino populations B. The conquest of Mexico and Peru 1. Hernan Cortés a. Aztec
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other races or groups in the development of our identity. History established that Christopher Columbus discovered Puerto Rico on November 19‚ 1493 during his second voyage to the new world. Puerto Rico was named San Juan Bautista by Columbus. The Tainos indigenous people called the island Boriken or Borinquen (Spanish language) which meant “Tierra Del Alto Senor” (“Land of the Noble Lord”). In the years that followed‚ Spain granted settlement rights to Juan Ponce De Leon in 1508‚ who established
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When the White people‚ and then the Blacks‚ arrived on the Caribbean islands‚ they faced small groups‚ as the Carib and Arawak‚ speaking their own language and living their own cultures. Once the mentioned contact was made‚ the Caribbean creole was created. The original population of the islands had already influenced Spanish‚ lending them some words‚ and now was the time of participating in the English and African languages‚ as well as letting be influenced. The Caribbean creole is a Black English
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Peter Weller is a Forensic Archaeologist -an examination of the physical remnants of societies ART-pottery/fossils/bodies/tepees & huts/ how did they move things Buildings-Egyptians moved things with medieval cranes Food-poop (from animal remains in stomachs/bodies) be able to see what kind of diet was like Written- Scratches on the wall South American civilization‚ 100‚000 or more on the riverbed of the amazon - Marajo - Marajoara people were in Peru‚ ancient‚ around during the same
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RICAN CULTURE Luis F. Rodríguez MH 631 - Introduction to Musicology Prof. Mirchandani 12/19/2001 CONTENTS: Introduction 3 Historical Background 3 Musical Genres 4 Musical Instruments Taíno Heritage 6 African Heritage 8 Plucked String Instruments (“Spanish Heritage”) 9 Their Relationship with Folk/Popular Music and Art Music and their influence in Puerto Rican Culture 13 Conclusions
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sustenance among themselves after the boundless devastation. Another story that draws my attention is the story of the masked man. This story informs us about the racial discrimination in Belize when a handsome man of creole descent ’compromised’ a carib
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September 26‚ 2014 Comparative Essay on European Colonialism 1500-1750 During the 1500 to 1750s‚ Europe began their expansion into the Americas. There were many reasons for Spain‚ France‚ Portugal‚ and England to head to the Americas. While the factors driving these European powerhouses to the ‘New World’ were similar in nature‚ England stands out as the most successful Colonial ruler in most facets of colonization due to its handsoff approach‚ allowing for the colonies to thrive through successful
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colonization of the island. At this time‚ the island was called Boriquen and was inhabited by an Indian tribe called Tainos. During this process‚ the Spanish established their way of life on the island while decimating the Tainos in terms of population due to Spanish disease‚ slavery and oppression. In order to avoid this fate‚ many Tainos escaped into the hinterland or left the island. Some Tainos mixed with the Spaniards and/or their African slaves through intermarriage. Over the course of time‚ Spanish
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other humans. That is not true. Cannibalism is seen in all living things. Cannibalism has been considered to be a psychosexual or fetish disorder. The term cannibalism derives from the name of the West Indian Carib tribe. It was first documented by Christopher Columbus. The Carib tribe was alleged to eat others‚ as where the Aztecs who practiced exocannibalism. Exocannibalism is the ritual religious sacrifice and eating of war captives‚ strangers‚ and enemies. Survival cannibalism is when
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