Hispaniola

the Dominican-American writer Julia Alvarez. In this paper, I would like to elaborate on the term, the “in-between space”, which was brought up by Kelli Lyon Johnson in her article “Both Sides of the Massacre: Collective Memory and Narrative on Hispaniola”; I will also discuss how Julia Alvarez utilizes the “in-between…

people of Hispaniola? What does the use of this metaphor suggest about Las Casas’ attitude toward the Spaniards and the people of Hispaniola? Las Casas compares the people of Hispaniola to gentle sheep, and the Christian Spaniards to wolves, tigers, and lions. This comparison is based on how the Spaniards are rough and violent, like killing wolves, and how the people of Hispaniola are gentle and docile, like victimized sheep. This suggests that Las Casas thinks of the people of Hispaniola to…

Squire Trelawney: The New Leader of the Hispaniola Most people want a good leader but don’t know the qualities of one. The best candidate to be the leader of the Hispaniola is Squire Trelawney. The Squire has many traits that prove the evidence that he is a good leader who is the most qualified. He is honest, trustworthy, and persuasive. First, Squire Trelawney is persuasive, which will help out his crew in the future. He used his persuasion to get the Hispaniola. “I got her through my old…

Casas, p.7). In his document, History of the Indies (1528), de las Casas aimed to inform the public back in Spain of the atrocities that occurred on the island of Hispaniola by Spanish “comendadors” and attempted to persuade them to stop such practices. When de las Casas arrived in the New World and in particular at the island of Hispaniola, present day Haiti, as a Christian missionary,…

and his ships landed on the Watling Island in the Bahamas and claimed it for Spain. Columbus then took treasures to bring back to Spain (Iconn). It was on this voyage that Columbus also spotted Cuba and Hispaniola (Iconn). On December 24, 1492, the Santa Maria wrecked on the north coast of Hispaniola (Iconn). Columbus left men there to start a colony while he returned to Spain because of the shipwreck (Iconn). His return to Spain brought him all the glory and fame he had dreamed of (Iconn).…

Santo Domingo, which subsequently serves as capital of all Spanish colonies in America. The Dominican Republic lies on the eastern half of the island of Hispaniola, which was discovered in 1492 by Christopher Columbus on his voyage to the new world. He claimed the island for Spain and was the first permanent settlement in the New World. Hispaniola was the starting point for more Spanish exploration in the New World. The island was originally being inhabited by the Native American Tainos.…

In the second half of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson, the protagonist Jim Hawkins has hugely evolved as a character. To start, the main obstacle in the story has largely changed from when Jim first set sail on the Hispaniola. In the beginning, I predicted that the problem Jim would face in the story would simply be finding Captain Flint’s buried treasure, the title of the book being Treasure Island. Towards the middle of the book, the true issue in the plot became clear: to escape the…

with the geopolitical climate of a nation. Additionally, one must also be more generally habituated in regards to the current circumstances within that nation/Geo-political region. One such geopolitical climate that merits consideration is the Hispaniola region, more specifically the nation of Haiti. With both a rich social and geographical topography, Haiti presents an individual with an interesting case study in pertinence to military considerations. Under military considerations it is…

first European permanent colony in the New World, what happened to the colony, and how did it have an impact on the future of Europe, the Americas, and Western Africa must be explored. Europe’s first official permanent colony was the island of Hispaniola, which Portuguese explorer Christopher Columbus accidentally…

Spanish colonists there revolted against him. He was returned to Spain in chains. He was also banned from ever entering Hispaniola again (Queen). Columbus’s fourth and final voyage turns out to be a huge disaster. Columbus was equipped with only four canals. On the way back to, "Asia" he encounters a storm. For the safety of his four boats, he disobeys the monarchs and docks in Hispaniola. There, he warns the governor about the storm. Because of Columbus's reputation, nobody believed him and as…