The first prehispanic migration to Cuba happened in 8000 BC hunters from North America and Latin America discovered the island then. But in 4500 BC Latin and South America came to occupy it and control the south coast of Cuba. The Third migration in 500 BC was from North America.
On October the 28th in 1492 Christopher Columbus found the island of Cuba and claimed it for Spain but before he got there. There were a bunch of Indians living there. The long and enduring voyage took the Mayflower, the ship that Columbus sailed on, 70 days to reach Cuba. Once they got there Columbus believed that he had sailed to india and that he did not find a new country. By finding Cuba and the rest of the New world this started a whole new opportunity for Spain and many other European countries by discovering new riches and making a lot more money from all the gold that the natives thought was worthless and they traded it for worthless items with the Europeans. Columbus landed in Barley a bay in the north east of Cuba.1 After the discovery of Cuba colonizers arrived and imposed culture, religion, and customs that the native people did not like. The natives then …show more content…
He turned some indians into slaves to make roads and carry the heavy things. At the end of 1510 two groups split up one heading north to Holguin and another headed south for Bayamo which both are on the southern part of Cuba. Economic sustainability was gained through slaves which you were allowed to have if you had dressed them appropriately, fed them, and turned them into christians you were allowed to have slaves but you could not trade them to others or sell them. But you were allowed to have as many as you could as long as you did those things and as long as they were used to help the government. The main people who used slaves in the begining of these years of slavery were miners to get gold for the
On October the 28th in 1492 Christopher Columbus found the island of Cuba and claimed it for Spain but before he got there. There were a bunch of Indians living there. The long and enduring voyage took the Mayflower, the ship that Columbus sailed on, 70 days to reach Cuba. Once they got there Columbus believed that he had sailed to india and that he did not find a new country. By finding Cuba and the rest of the New world this started a whole new opportunity for Spain and many other European countries by discovering new riches and making a lot more money from all the gold that the natives thought was worthless and they traded it for worthless items with the Europeans. Columbus landed in Barley a bay in the north east of Cuba.1 After the discovery of Cuba colonizers arrived and imposed culture, religion, and customs that the native people did not like. The natives then …show more content…
He turned some indians into slaves to make roads and carry the heavy things. At the end of 1510 two groups split up one heading north to Holguin and another headed south for Bayamo which both are on the southern part of Cuba. Economic sustainability was gained through slaves which you were allowed to have if you had dressed them appropriately, fed them, and turned them into christians you were allowed to have slaves but you could not trade them to others or sell them. But you were allowed to have as many as you could as long as you did those things and as long as they were used to help the government. The main people who used slaves in the begining of these years of slavery were miners to get gold for the