Hispaniola

The island of Hispaniola, of which the Dominican Republic forms the eastern half was initially inhabited by Arawak natives from the Orinoco delta region of South America before the Spanish arrived in 1492 as part of Columbus’s first expedition to the Americas. In the ensuing conquest the native people of the island were all but destroyed by war and disease and in 1510 the Spanish began importing slaves from Africa to deal with the growing labour shortage in the country’s increasingly important…

and Puerto Rico. The territorial outcomes of the Spanish American war solidify U.S. Naval control over the Panama Canal by the amount of trading routes and straits available such as the Mona Passage, which is a strait that separates the islands of Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. The Mona passage is an important route for trading and shipping goods between the Atlantic and Panama Canal. This passage connects the…

Jean Jacques Dessalines had distinguished himself as the lieutenant of L’Ouverture since he joined the rebellion in 1791. When L’Ouverture was removed from office in 1802, Dessalines fought for the French in favor of them reconquering the colony. Although, “after Toussaint’s capture and deportation in 1802, Dessalines deemed that the war was now a revolution for total independence rather than colonial autonomy with emancipation.” (Twa). With this statement came the realization that in 1803…

saw some of the natives smoking tobacco, and picked up the habit immediately. We stayed here the remainder of October and much of November. December 5, 1492- I made landfall on the Island of Hispaniola. The people who lived there called it Haiti. I renamed it La Espanola, which was later changed to Hispaniola. December 25, 1492- The Santa Maria ran aground, and I told my men to abandon the ship. I took over as captain of the Nina. However the Pinta had become separated from the other two ships.…

The Haitian Revolution took place in Haiti, which is part of an the island Hispaniola. The island of Hispaniola was split into two parts, Santo Domingo (the Spanish Side) and St. Dominique (the French side and also known as Haiti). St. Dominique’s economy was mainly agriculture based and because of this there were many slaves. These slaves were mistreated and wanted to be free. In 1791, the Haitian Revolution began when slaves in the colony rebelled. France tried to end the rebellion by giving…

Columbus begins a journey to find gold with little knowledge of where the gold actually is located. He begins his journey to Asia, where the gold is said to be located. Columbus is ill equipped for his long journey across the unknown seas. The Indians know as the Arawak Indians, and they were described as being naked, and full of wonder. They came out from their villages and greeted the travelers with open arms and gifts. Arawak seemed selfless and very willing to share whatever they owned.…

forced many of the natives to convert to Christianity. When he was on the island of Hispaniola he sent many native Indians to Spain so that they could be sold (Columbus Controversy). Christopher Columbus and his crew slaughtered many natives no matter their age, gender, or status in the communities. Catholic friar Bartolomé de las Casas wrote about what happened when the Spanish took over the island of Hispaniola. He said “They forced their way into native settlements, slaughtering everyone…

The Hispaniola is an island in the Caribbean Sea and sits on the great Antilles. The Island sits on the microplate of Gonave. The Gone is the largest of the four microplates that sit at the Centre of the Caribbean plates and North America . The Gonave plate is…

Columbus Essay. Should We Celebrate Columbus Day? In my opinion we shouldn’t celebrate Columbus Day because , “Columbus sent thousands of peaceful Taino “Indians” from the island of Hispaniola to Spain to be sold. Many Died en route” And if he just abused the powers he had from the king or whoever he got his powers from he should have been killed himself, killing thousands of people for no reason?!? Makes no since to me. Also, “he ordered a brutal crackdown in which many natives we killed; in…

The discovery’s history of the Hispaniola island tells us repeatedly that indigenous ancestors ate certain herbs and inhaled some hallucinogen powder with a reed for a magical-religious purpose; they called this ritual “COHOBA.” The first regulation of drugs that we know in the country was July 1st, 1918, in the executive order No 161 of the American military government, who settled in the Dominica Republic from 1916-1924. Currently, the narco-trafficking has become the most serious threat to…