Taíno

celebrate from generation to generation, the culture or where they come from and what religion they practice / were born into, and the customs of Puerto Ricans which are the things they do in day to day life.Puerto Ricans have Taino, African and Spanish influences on their culture. Taino is explained as native caribbean. One celebration that is unique to Puerto Rico is the birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos. Hostos was a writer who wrote about the need for Puerto Rico to become independent…

by 35 miles wide. It is 1000 miles from Miami. The island of Puerto Rico is a very popular tourist destination because of its location, rich history and warm atmostphere.. Before the Spaniards discovered Puerto Rico, it was populated by Taíno Indians. The Taínos were a peaceful, gentle nation. They welcomed the conquistadores and shared their homes and food and gave the Spaniards many gifts. Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain in his second voyage and discovered Puerto Rico on November…

Wilson explores the social structure of Taino society in Pre-Columbian times, and traces how the demise of Taino society was caused by the arrival of Europeans. One suggestion Wilson makes is that Taino population decrease was due partially to the disruption of food production caused by the exploitation of the native workforce by the Spanish for European profit. Wilson outlines how these forces, in addition to disease, cause the demise of the complex Taino society at the hands of Columbus and…

As far as my memory stretch, I have always shown interest and curiosity towards my ancestry. Every human has, at some point, asked this very almost clichéd but fundamental question: Who am I? Because it is commonly believe that the answer to this question lies within one’s past. And in order to fully comprehend one’s present, prepare for the future and prevent history from repeating itself, this question must be answered. Personally, the response to this question is a blur. In fact, it is the…

The Columbian Exchange, which was initiated by Christopher Columbus in 1492 on his quest to reach the West Indies, was not only a historic meeting between the eastern and western civilizations from across the Atlantic, but also an opportunity for the sharing of two vastly different cultures. The initial encounter between Columbus and the natives of the New World provided a defining moment for humanity as diseases, crops, and religions that had not previously been known to either side now became…

every few months. If they did not give him the gold, they were cruelly punished. Their hands would be cut off and without any medical treatment, they would bleed to death. Columbus was so cruel, he didn’t get much gold. Columbus sent five hundred Tainos to Spain as slaves. Two hundred died on the way there, and the rest were extremely sick and unable to work. Because of the terrible conditions Columbus put the natives in, he was put in chains by Isabella and Ferdinand. However, the worst part…

depicts the natives as bald (De Bry document 2 and 3), which is strange because an article on most Taino men states “Their complexion were bronze-colored, average stature, dark, flowing, coarse hair, and large and slightly oblique dark eyes” (“Taino Indian Culture”). Interestingly enough, he based his engravings off of Spanish writings. This goes to show us that the Spanish had a low view on the Taino, and would degrade their appearances in writings. In De Bry’s “Balboa Punishing Indians Guilty…

.do not carry arms, or know them… ”. Columbus would force them into slavery, and if the Natives would ever do something “wrong”, he would punish them, and sometimes even kill them. Due to him, the Taino group would gain new infectious diseases, and with the horrible treatment from Europeans the Tainos would eventually all die off. Columbus was the root cause of multiple people dying, and slavery becoming a huge thing in the new world. Columbus enslaving the natives, and getting to Americas was…

“Indians” by Christopher, because he assumed they occupied the East Indies somewhere beside Japan or China. However, the islanders called themselves Tainos, (in their language this meant “good” or “noble.”) Tainos grew cassava, corn, cotton, tobacco, and other crops. Noticing the difference in clothing, and religious matters, Columbus once stated that the Tainos were, “A people very poor in everything.” With a voyage that had lasted almost eight months, Columbus made Spain a serious threat to…

beautiful country with rich cultural diversity. Although, Puerto Rico is the smallest of the Greater Antilles. Puerto Rico is made up of the Main Island surrounding smaller islands. Being a multicultural society, Puerto Rico’s main influences are from the Taino Indians, Spain and Africa. In this essay, I will discuss Puerto Rico’s characteristics that develop its own unique cultural identity. Firstly, there are many historical elements that make…