Taíno

going to talk about is a indian tribe called the the Taino. There are considered extinct but they are actually still existing under a more familiar name of Latinos. The main Caribbean Islands were inherited by many tribes but the majority of the population on these Islands were the Taino Indians. The Taino’s also lived on some of the smaller islands as well as the big ones. The word Taino stood for “the good people” in their language. The Taino tribe and many other tribes formed…

The title “When Worlds Collide” describes the interaction the people from the European countries France, England, and Spain had with the Natives in the Americas. These countries are described as two different worlds because of the vast lifestyle and ecosystem differences between the European countries and the New World. It is described as them colliding because when the European colonists came to the New World, they came in contact with the Natives, who differed from them in numerous ways. In…

Rico’s rich history, varied natural scenery, tropical climate, and outstanding traditional foods has made it a favorite place for people from around the world. Puerto Ricans often call the island Borinquen which is derived from Borikén the indigenous Taíno name meaning “Land of the Valiant Lord”. The island is also known in Spanish as La isla del encanto, meaning “the island of enchantment”. Columbus gave the name San Juan Bautisat to the island in honor of Saint John the…

portraying Columbus as a hero and the founder of the Americas, but this is not the truth. Columbus Day should be abolished in the United States due to the misunderstandings of Columbus’s accomplishments, the devastating consequences experienced by the Taino people on San Salvador, and the repercussions…

governing the behaviour of the Spanish colonists, particularly regarding the treatment of the Taino population. It forbade their mistreatment and formerly recognised their conversion to Catholicism. Although this was supposed to positive for the Natives, the laws was mostly ignored across the colonies, due to a lack of strict enforcement or punishment. Unfortunately, the poor treatment and abuse that the Tainos faced continued. In fact, it had a negative social impact on them as they were now…

The early advent of the sixteenth century presents Loíza as a Taino Arawak Indian settlement, situated on the eastern area of the banks of the Cayrabon River (presently called Rio Grande de Loíza) at the time of the Spanish conquest of Puerto Rico in 1508, led by the leadership of Juan Ponce de Leon. First named Jaymanio by the Indians, the settlement was under the rule of the indigenous chieftess Yuiza when the Spaniards arrived. Believed to have married Pedro Mexia, a Spanish-born “mulatto”…

governor of the territories under his control. Even though some people might argue that Christopher Columbus was a great explorer who was the first person to discover America, this is not the case because he encountered a native group called the Taino already living there. The Tribe was a friendly group, that willingly traded jewelry, animals, and supplies with the sailors. “They were very well built, with very…

Prior to the fifteenth century, Europe had little knowledge of the expansive world that existed. There was especially little knowledge when it came to the Americas, which had only been briefly explored by the Vikings hundreds of years before. However, during the fifteenth century one man and his ships full of crews began what would be known as the European expansion. In order to analyze the European expansion who established the first European permanent colony in the New World, what happened to…

arrival. However, even if he took a less aggressive approach to the Taino people, it would not have changed the end result of the natives. The majority of the Taino people were decimated by diseases that they had never encountered before and they did not have the immune systems to fight off these diseases. Justifiably, this was never planned when the Europeans arrived, seeing that this was well before the germ theory. Also, although the Taino people were transported as slaves, this paved the way…

Xxxxx Xxxxx History The American Past: False religious motives and Slavery Following the European imperialist exploration, the history of the United States becomes a timeline of political reformation, national unification and economic and industrial growth. The Declaration of Independence that was adopted on July 4th, 1776 , gave the United States a sense of freedom, introducing new operations of government, unifying the states as one, and distinguishing the country from any other…