Hispaniola

After sailing with Cristóbal Colón (Christopher Columbus) and then receiving a charter to explore, seize, and claim in the name of España (Spain) from King Fernando (King Ferdinand II of Aragon) and Queen Isabel ( Queen Isabella I of Castile), Rodrigo de Bastides set off from Cadiz in 1500 in search of new lands. He found the isthmus in 1501, but was unable to stay for very long because of his ship's deteriorating condition due to shipworms. Despite many attempts to repair them, his ships sank…

The Haitian Revolution lasted for approximately thirteen years, beginning in August of 1791 and coming to an end on January 1, 1804. The Haitian Revolution is primarily renowned not only because it was the first Latin American nation to gain independence, but also because upon liberation, Haiti became the first republic to be governed by people of African descent. Furthermore, the fact that a slave rebellion was of a significant influence in the creation of this revolutionary republic sets…

Introduction Everyone has a goal or a mission in life that they want to achieve. There are various ways that these goals can be thwarted. However, these goals can be achieved if one is resistant. Resistance has been demonstrated in a number of ways throughout history and an important time that resistance was demonstrated was during slavery in the Caribbean. Some forms of resistance that the slaves use are running away, destroying property, malingering, thieving, murdering and committing suicide.…

north creating havoc destruction in its path. The storm struck the US as a 600-mile wide putting Hurricane Ike in category 2, causing floods, damage to cities and hitting areas still damaged by Hurricane Gustav and 2005’s Rita. Before moving to Hispaniola, Cayman Islands, Mississippi, Florida Keys, Cuba, Louisiana, Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands, Dominican Republic, Eastern Canada, Haiti and Great Lakes region, but not before reaching its highest peak a category 4 hurricane. “I am a storm…

start of a father figure. Therefore, Billy Bones and his “dreadful stories” (Stevenson 6) captures Jim’s attention by the idea of adventure, but also the longing for this exciting father who pays attention to his and has a colorful life. On the other hand, Harry is an orphan who is a slave to his family where he is tormented by his cousin, Dudley. Harry is forced to live in the “cupboard under the stairs” (Rowling 19) and is expected to be neither seen or heard. He is the outcast of the family…

Treasure Island, a novel written in 1883 by Robert Louis Stevenson, was adapted into a family friendly movie by Disney in 2002 called Treasure Planet. Despite the names, there are many other differences that set the two apart. Treasure Island’s vivid theme, plot, setting, and list of characters was much more superior than that of Treasure Planet. Most of the characters from the novel remain in the film version but have been altered in some way. The others are simply absent. Jim Hawkins…

Jeanne in 2004, fatal flooding in 2008, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in 2010, a cholera outbreak in 2010, Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Hurricane Matthew in 2016, and a cholera outbreak in 2016. On September 16, 2004, Category 1 Hurricane Jeanne reached the Hispaniola Islands with wind speeds of eighty miles per hour, and killed thousands of citizens in Haiti as part of a series of deadly storms to hit the region. Despite Hurricane Jeanne only being a Category 1 hurricane, it was the deadliest…

their lives because of this hurricane. There were a total of 1,384 deaths caused by Hurricane Matthew. This hurricane occurred from the Caribbean to Cape Hatteras. It went through many places. Such as, Atlantic Canada, Daytona Beach, Fayetteville, Hispaniola, Georgia, Columbia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, North Carolina, Cuba, Charleston, Savannah, Bahamas, Myrtle Beach, Florida, Daytona International Speedway, Jacksonville, Jamaica, Dominican…

European trinkets. A few days later, he set sail again and reached the Island of Margarita, where he found natives fishing for pearls. He obtained three bags by barter. Columbus' health was poor at the time, and he now ordered the fleet to sail to Hispaniola. They arrived there on August 19th. Columbus returned to find that many Spanish settlers of the new colony were upset about lack of gold and "easy riches." A number of settlers fought against Columbus at the Spanish court because of this,…

somewhere between 1495 and 1502. During Columbus’s fourth trip to the “New World”, he came upon the island of Hispaniola [present day Dominican Republic and Haiti] to send letters back to Spain, perhaps to switch out, or trade one of his slower ships for a more quick and nimble one. Columbus had heard of severe storms called “huracan” or “horrible tempests”.While just off the coast of Hispaniola due to the grim weather, he sensed that one of these severe storms was drawing breath, beginning to…