Taíno

if it was to massacre thousands of people. He mistreated many native people, he encouraged slavery and he brought diseases over to the New World. In 1495, Christopher Columbus and his people had originally been welcomed by the Arawak Indians (Taino) who were the indigenous…

Where are the Taino Indians? History tends to be written by the victor therefore; history states Christopher Columbus "discovered" the New World. What is not taught is how Columbus enslaved, killed, and in short, took over, the native peoples of the Caribbean Islands. As a result of his "discovery", the Taino Indians across all the Caribbean Islands have been long declared extinct. Modern science has claimed to have "re-discovered" other Indian tribes through DNA that were declared extinct but…

Traditional Puerto Rican cooking has a diverse influence of historic cultures. The predominant influences include Taino Indian, Africa and Spain. The first to influence Puerto Rican cooking were the Taino Indians. Thereafter, the African slaves brought their products and methods of cooking to the island. Although these two influences have greatly contributed to Puerto Rican cooking, it was the Spaniards that impacted the island’s history until our day. Conclusively, in my exploration and…

I, Christopher Columbus, am being charged with the murder and mistreatment of the Taino Indians. I have apparently enslaved the natives, inflicted harm, and even sliced their hands off. All of which is not true. These charges are completely absurd. I have never done so to the Taino natives. I even found them very “trustworthy and liberal with everything they had”. Not to mention, I was also deeply saddened when I noticed my men would trade broken plates for the unwitting Taino Indians’ gold. “I…

the Americas and has first-hand accounts of the cruelty of the Spanish. He estimated that “the despotic and diabolical behavior of the Christians has, over the last forty years, led to the unjust and totally unwarranted deaths of more than twelve million souls, women and children among them” (Bergreen) We support a man who launched one of the greatest genocides in history when we as a country are outraged by modern day genocides. By celebrating a figure, you honor his contributions and actions.…

The Taino people came to the Americas from Venezuela around 400 B.C. They cultivated crops like sweet potatoes, maize, yucca, and beans, and their population was estimated to be around three million on Hispaniola alone by the fifteenth century. They never developed a written language, but they crafted beautiful poetry, and many of their words are still used today.Along with being very innovative -- straining cyanide from yuccas, building canoes that went out on the ocean, and creating rubber…

Within section 1 of chapter 3, I have chosen two people to compare and contrast. I chose Christopher Columbus and Hernán Cortás because when they first discovered new land, they both acted the same way towards the natives. When Christopher Columbus sailed west in 1492, he sailed into the now known West Indies. When he arrived he met people, the Taínos, who he called indians. They were very open to the Spanish but soon soured the relationship between the two. The Taínos offended the Spanish when…

In the scholarly journal, “The Chief is Dead” by Antonio Curet, the subject of discussion is the tribe of the Taino, which inhabited the island of Hispaniola. Curet examines the Taino in order to determine how the tribal society functioned. According to Curet, the accounts of the Taino are unreliable due to European influences on the succession process. Curet creates an argument explaining that European documents are vague and unreliable in regards to the Taino society due to the lack of…

Caribbean, including the Arawaks and the Tainos, did not alter their lifestyles substantially before the arrival of the Europeans in 1492. Throughout their thriving years, the Arawaks and the Tainos practiced consistent religious beliefs and rituals. The Arawaks and the Tainos established specific communication styles, both within their civilizations and across seas. Lastly, the Arawaks and the Tainos initiated crucial transportation systems for their people. All in all, all three of these…

populated by Tainos who lived in small villages. They lived in small communities peacefully, they were innocent, strong, and naïve. A cruelty was committed against Tainos and a report shows that by the year 1650 all Tainos disappeared from the island. The central question is who is responsible for the death of million Tainos in 1492 .According to the indictment of all five defendants in my point of view all of them are guilty. Columbus has 40% of guilt , the Columbus’Men have 30% , the King…