Hispaniola

had the local people in the West Indies treated inhumanly to where they were subject to extreme brutality and violence. Even on his first days of landing he looked at the people as servants and took some of them. He tried to transport people from Hispaniola to Spain to be sold. Many of these people died in route. Those left behind were forced to search for gold in mines and on plantations. If they did not provide enough gold ; they would often lose their hands meaning they would lose their…

Christopher Columbus was an explorer. Christopher was born on October 31, 1451, Columbus died on May 20, 1506. He was born in Genoa, Italy. Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain, In 1492, 1493, 1498, and 1502. He sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492, He made a total of four trips to the Caribbean and South America during the years 1492-1504. Before Christopher Columbus was an explorer, a theory is that Christopher may have been Jewish and people who were jewish…

he landed in the New World. Throughout his years in the New World, Columbus enacted policies of forced labor in which natives were put to work for the sake of profits. Later, Columbus sent thousands of peaceful Taino “Indians” from the island of Hispaniola to Spain to be sold. Many died in route. Those left behind were forced to search for gold in mines and on plantations. Within 60 years after Columbus landed, only a few hundred of what may have been 250,000 Taino were left on their island.…

in the Caribbean Sea. The island is apart what is known as the Greater Antilles Islands, because of its location in the Caribbean Sea as well as the islands located in the same area. Other islands located near Puerto Rico are Cuba, the island of Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and Jamaica (Geography of Puerto Rico). The island is known for it’s vast beauty, exports such as sugar, coffee and rum and plush history. Before Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the island of Puerto Rico,…

Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and free from poverty, hunger, and homelessness. Utopia is a place where happiness flourishes through the eyes of Utopians citizens every single day. While Haiti, a country that went from slavery to independence to falling into debt from France. Utopians live a better life than Haitians because Utopia establish trust among their citizens while Haiti continues to have corrupt politicians in their government that is not enabling them to move forward.…

“The Discovery and Conquest of Early America from 1492-1776” The New World and the Struggle to Build a Nation A quick overview of early explorers and European settlers in the New World, with analysis of their methods, principles, religions, and treatment of indigenous populations, leading to the destruction of Ancient Empires and establishment of new colonies. Starting in the late 1400’s, Spain began looking towards the West, across the Atlantic Ocean, to expand their growing empire. Recent…

settlements. These explorations paved the way for life as we know it today. However, there have been divided views of the European cultural and historical legacy especially concerning the Spaniards. Most of division occurs concerning the Indian of Hispaniola who were subjected to almost slavery and to inhumane treatment. During the Age of Exploration, the Spanish conquistadors wanted wealth and to spread the Catholic faith, as well as justified their treatment of the natives by calling them…

The period where the Old World meets the New and changed life for both sides with the transfer of crops, livestock, and disease is commonly called the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange or the Great Exchange occurred after europeans touched shore on the New World after the initial Christopher Columbus voyage. In 1972 historian Alfred W. Crosby coined the term “The Columbian Exchange” with his book called the same title where he wrote about the ecological ramifications of Columbus to the…

Dominican Republic is a very important country in many ways. Firstly, the Dominican Republic has a very important history. Secondly, in the Dominican Republic the location is in the caribbean, and it natural resources were in danger. Thirdly, the Dominicans are bilingual but the country mostly speaks spanish, and the capital is also very historical. Fourthly, they play many sports and many tourists come to this country. Please allow me to continue in further detail This country is has a very…

Colonialism is when a country take control of a country, occupies it with settlers, and exploits it economically. This was a practice that many European countries did for hundreds of years until most of the colonies broke free. The first colonies were in Hispaniola which is known as the Caribbean today. They were discovered by Christopher Columbus who was the second person to discover the Americas. The main countries that colonized were Great Britain, France, Castile, Portugal, Netherlands, and…