For the first ten years of colonization‚ Hispaniola was the only colony in the Caribbean where the Spanish settled. In the 16thcentury‚ Hispaniola was the centre of the Spanish colonial system in the Caribbean. It was known as the Pearl of the Caribbean. Just like in the other colonies‚ the Tainos thought that the Spaniards were gods and welcomed them into their villages. Columbus believed that Hispaniola had gold and forced the Tainos to work in the mines. Columbus also made the Tainos pay the Spanish
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of mineral resources such as gold. Not only they used them but also they obtained them for a pretty good price. They guarantee making a profit by establishing slave plantations or by utilizing the encomienda system. The encomienda system was similar to slavery but conditions were better. In the encomienda system‚ encomenderos took responsibility for their Indian’s whom had charges and needed to pay tribute to the crown. Socially America evolved as in Brazil were seen the first creoles (Spanish born
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The amount of slaves that one owns can correlate with one’s wealth. Those who were captive had to endure endless abuse. Some were lucky to come under the protection of the church‚ but those who were not ended up being worked to death. The treatment of slaves was different between countries. One thing is certain: that many of the slaves were kidnapped and torn apart from their families. The Spaniards began their colonization around 1492. The most famous exploration was Christopher Columbus’
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to another‚ but in this case‚ it is the movement of a group of people from another country coming into the Caribbean for better opportunities mainly‚ because of slavery. The major migrations into the Caribbean were mainly slavery‚ indentureship‚ encomienda and the plantation system. All these were the impacts of the historical processes. Influences of the major migrations in the Caribbean were that of experiences with plantation slavery –(Europe‚ Caribbean and Africa)‚ experiences with Indentureship
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IMPACT OF SPANISH COLONIZATION ON THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF TRINIDAD The history of Trinidad begins with the settlement of the island by Amerindians. This dates back to at least 7000 years at Banwari Trace which is the oldest discovered human settlement in Eastern Caribbean. The Amerindian tribes were referred to by various names‚ example: Yaio‚ Garini‚ Nepuyo‚ Warac and many others. They were described as a peaceful people. The closest approximation to formal education was father’s instructions
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Latin America Test Study Guide 1. Explorers for Spain and Portugal: a. Portuguese i. First to launch large-scale operations ii. Prince Henry supported explorations‚ established court—sent expeditions west to Atlantic islands‚ south to Western African coast—Portuguese settled Azores and Madeira Islands‚ learned about African coast—gold and slaves iii. Wanted water route around Africa to India—Bartolomeu Dias attempted‚ pushed back iv. Vasco da Gama
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This tract‚ a summary of a debate concerning the subjugation of Indians‚ contains the arguments of Bartolomé de Las Casas‚ the Bishop of Chiapas‚ Mexico‚ and Juan Gines Sepulveda‚ an influential Spanish philosopher‚ concerning the treatment of American Indians in the New World. Las Casas came to Hispaniola‚ in the Caribbean‚ in 1502 with a land grant‚ ready to seek his fortune. A Dominican friar nurtured Las Casas’s interest in the priesthood as well as his sympathy toward the suffering of the native
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Critically examine the effects of the Spanish Colonization on the indigenous population in Trinidad. | | | Introduction Although there were mass developments in the demographics of Trinidad by the Europeans‚ this also contributed to several major factors that caused dreadful changes in the lives and well-being of the indigenous population‚ which were the Amerindians‚ due to Spanish colonization. The history of Trinidad and Tobago began with the arrival of the indigenous people. They were the
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services to the King‚ Salcedo was awarded the old province of Ylocos which then composed of the Ilocos Norte‚ Ilocos Sur‚ Abra‚ La Union and some part of Mountain Province as his Encomienda and was accorded the title as Justicia Mayor de esta Provincia de Ylocos. In January 1574‚ Salcedo returned to the capital of his Encomienda‚ Vigan‚ bringing with him some
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Similar to the missionary system‚ Spaniards created the encomienda system. This system allowed for Spanish royalty to rent plots of land and the people of the land to the Spaniards. The Spaniards would then convert these people to Christianity. The Puritans of the New England colony set up Praying Towns that forced
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