Taíno

the island of Hispaniola in 1492. There he found fertile land as well as a large population of friendly Taino Indians. Some of the early Amer-Indians who came from Central America and some who came from South America, often passed through the Orinocco Valley in Venezuela. It is from the blending of these waves of indigenous immigrants that the Taíno Indians originated. It appears that the Taino Indians had been there at least 5,000 years before Columbus had arrived! The Indians showed great…

Christopher Columbus, the island of Hispaniola was originally inhabited by the Taíno Arawak people. Ayiti, which means “mountainous land,” is a name used by its early inhabitants; the Taino-Arawak people, who also called it Bohio, which denotes “rich villages,” and Quisqueya, which signifies “high land.” The said Taínos were South American Arawaks, with Taíno meaning “the good” or “noble” in their language. Many of the Taíno-Arawak people are extinct but, there are a few survivors that are mixed…

Puerto Rico was originally inhabited by the Taino Indians. The Taino Indians came from South America, and inhabited the island of Puerto Rico when the Spaniards arrived. The Spaniards, when they first arrived, called the island San Juan Bautista for St. John the Baptist and the town Puerto Rico. It was not until later that the two names were switched. Puerto Rico meaning rich port. San Juan is the capital of Puerto Rico and the most populous city in Puerto Rico. Spanish and English are the…

recognition for intertwining the New World with the Old World, there should not be a day just for him. Columbus should not have a national holiday dedicated to him because he did not discover America, his actions were horrendous such as mistreating the Taino, and he also played a part in spreading diseases and bringing slavery to the New World. First off, Christopher Columbus was not the first person to discover America as believed by numerous people, and neither did Columbus ever step…

Joan Ponce de Leon who was with Columbus on his travels founded Caparra which is a farm village and later became known as San Juan. In Caparra colonist forced the Taino to work for free and in the gold mines. Priest protested this and the Spanish throne forced the colonist to pay the natives and teach them the Christian religion. The Taino people eventually had enough abuse and disease that they rebelled. Sadly they lost the fight and fled to the mountains. African slaves were imported in their…

forces led to the Spanish and Portuguese conquest of the Americas? What internal factors led to the English conquest of the Americas? The first inhabitants found in the Americas by the Europeans, were the Tainos. When the Spanish had realized that the population ranged in millions of the Tainos, they quickly subdued them and turned them into a captive labor force. The Spanish had been conquering the Americas for three decades, almost exterminating the native Caribbean people. They had also…

Spanish Empire in the Americas 1. Columbus believed that the Taino were too trusting and gullible, as well as easily pleased and controlled, which led the Spanish to think that they could take advantage of the natives. This is shown through the actions of the Spanish against the native population and in Columbus’s journal, when he wrote that the Taino were delighted with items of small value, became attached to them, and accepted anything with goodwill when they traded. For example, Montezuma,…

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. Unfortuanly the Taino way of life was irrevocably changed by the arrival of the Spaniards. They colonized the island, claiming it to be possession of Spain. They enforced…

the island have some Taino and African inspirations, however the island has a vast history with Rum and Coffee. There is a lot to learn about its history, culture, politics, economics, and food.…

reason for establishing a presence within the Americas and that is gold. However, gold was not easily attained throughout the Americas. The first attempt to obtain gold was through a relationship with the Taíno people called encomienda. The encomienda was not a good relationship by any means for the Taíno but more of a subservient one. As the epidemic disease hit the indigenous people it helped keep them from establishing a strong rebellion due to their lack thereof numbers. As time progressed…