after Columbus’s first voyage to the New World‚ he established a settlement on Hispaniola called Navidad where the crew of his ship‚ the Santa Maria‚ was left when Columbus and the other ships returned to Europe in January 1493. Because the local Taino Arawaks seemed hospitable and because Columbus intended to return a few months later‚ he felt comfortable doing so. When he returned in the fall of 1493‚ Columbus found the settlement destroyed. The Spanish crew who had remained behind pursued gold
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It has long been recognize the increasingly important role that events play in the communities and countries. Events have contributed to the strengthening and development and also the promotion of togetherness within the local population. As stated by Arcodia & Whitford “festivals are emerging worldwide as a growing and vibrant sector of the tourism and leisure industries and are seen to have significant economic‚ socio-cultural‚ and political impacts on the destination area and host groups” (Arcodia
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1-The history of slavery in Martinique Before 1635: Era of French colonial discovery and settlement‚ with slavery forbidden on French territory. Pierre Belain d’Esnambuc (wiki)‚ a former pirate from Normandy‚ is dispatched to the Caribbean colonies by the Compagnie des Îles d’Amérique ("American Island Company")‚ one of the main shareholders of which was Cardinal de Richelieu (wiki)‚ an original founding father of the French colonial movement.. 1635 : Discovery and settlement of Martinique by
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Joanna Bethel Professor Dr. Craig Smith English 300 January 29th‚ 2013 Who is a Bahamian? Public displays of Bahamian pride have adorned Bay Street and the profound Nassau Art Gallery (NAG) since the later part of 2012. An attractive cadre of portraits‚ arts and craft has captured various dimensions of the Bahamian life in efforts to increase national awareness of Bahamian ethnic identity‚ history‚ and culture and to attempt answering the “loaded…” question of “who is a Bahamian?”(Wells1).
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As a Puerto Rican it’s difficult for me to imagine the full effects of segregation and discrimination that Soldiers of the Borinqueneers‚ the U.S. Army’s 65th Infantry Regiment‚ faced on a daily basis while defending our country and protecting our freedom. The Borinqueneers served‚ gallantly fought‚ and many died‚ as members of this segregated unit of the regular Army during WWI‚ WWII‚ and the Korean War. They were without question the largest and longest standing unit of its kind in US history
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What is Feminist Thought or Feminist Theory? Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining‚ establishing and defending equal political‚ economic‚ and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Feminist theory emerged from these feminist movements and includes general theories and theories about the origins of inequality‚ and‚ in some cases‚ about the social construction of sex and gender‚ in a variety of disciplines. Waves of Feminism The period described as first-wave feminism refers
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Spain and Holland - whose historical encounters are quite evident throughout the region. The cosmopolitan nature of the region’s language and cultural diversity develop from the mixture of European languages with Native American languages (mainly the Caribs and Arawaks) in the formation of creoles and local patois (hybrid languages) and those of Africans brought to the Caribbean as slaves‚ not withstanding the contributions of Asians mainly from India and China‚ and Middle Easterners. The fabric of
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whereas men were sent out into the plantations to farm. Young girls would usually help in the house also and young boys would help in the farm by bailing hay and loading wagons with crops. Since trying to capture the native Indians‚ the Arawaks and Caribs‚ failed (Small Pox had killed them instead)‚ the Europeans said out to capture
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The 65th Infantry was the first Puerto Rican unit to serve in the U.S. military service; enacted by the congress on March 2‚ 1899‚ a year after United States took possession of Puerto Rico from Spain. The battalion composition was four companies of around 400 volunteer’s infantries and their primary mission was the defense of the island. After a year‚ the battalion developed a regiment size. On May 27‚ 1908‚ a congress’s reenactment made the 65th Infantry Regiment part of the U.S. Army. They took
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Laura Schuessler August 25th‚ 2009 Period 3- Cordova Spanish‚ French‚ and English Colonization In America There’s a few explorers‚ a few countries‚ and a whole lot of effort that got America started many years ago. From tribes of buffalo hunters‚ to civil wars‚ to a world of technology here today‚ America has gone through many stages‚ many battles‚ and many different leaders. At the end of the day the most important years have been the age of colonization
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