Dominica Research Paper

In 1492 when Christopher Columbus made it to the western hemisphere, he landed in the Bahamas where there were many Native American tribes living on different islands in the area. There were the Eastern Taino, the Western Taino, the “classic” Taino’s, and other small Native American peoples. Christopher Columbus happened to land on the island with the Western Taino. The Western Taino were the most peaceful of the three Taino, as well as the most complex Native American group in the area and they heavily relied on agriculture, fishing, and hunting. They welcomed Columbus and his men without thinking and were helpful in aiding the Europeans’ recovery from their long voyage from Europe. The Classic Tainos were the largest group in

What do you think of when someone says “Dominican Republic”? Do you think of spas, hotels and beaches? When I think of it I recall dirt roads, poverty and dilapidated shacks. My senior year of high school I went on a mission trip to the Dominican Republic with my basketball team with the simple goal in mind to advance our skills as basketball players and to help the people of the Dominican. Little did I know this trip would change my life completely.

Decena, Fatima as well as from speaking to people from CENIFE and to people from the hostel that I stayed at and from the streets of where I visited in the Dominican Republic-from Santo Domingo to Boca Chica. This fascinating history goes something like this: The Dominican Republic became a nation on February 27, 1844 when a group of revolutionaries seized power from the Haitian rulers of the island of Hispaniola. When Christopher Columbus first discovered the island in 1492, he named it La Isla Española, which became Hispaniola. The city of Santo Domingo became the Spanish capital of the New World, and because of its location it was the gateway to the Caribbean. France gained some Hispaniola real estate on the western end of the island, which became prosperous, and by 1795 Spain yielded the entire island to France. By 1804 the black African slaves in the western portion of the island, which is now Haiti, rebelled against the French and took over and ruled the entire island. French troops eventually took back control of the island, and they were able to occupy only the western end of this island. In 1838 a small group of Spanish-speaking Dominican intellectuals from Santo Domingo organized a secret society called La Trinitaria to overthrow the Haitian rule. The society was established by Juan Pablo Duarte, and after the overthrow of the Haitian rule, Pedro Santana, one of the leaders in the revolution, became the first president of the Dominican

There are two sides to every story. For the Dominican Republic, they are two very contrasting stories. One being the serene, white beaches where a person’s every need can be waited upon. The other side is where a person’s most basic needs cannot even be met. A story where a child has to worry about if they will even eat tonight. Now, the majority of people would avoid the latter story. Not my mom, she dives right into the middle of it.

Haiti has experienced some pretty hard times. The day was December 4th 1492. The locals were going about their day when a ship came across the shore, and inside was Christopher Columbus. He made the soldiers go to the island and turn some of the locals into slaves. Eventually a European colony came to Haiti with some slaves. [Some of the people in haiti now are descendents from the slaves and the colonists.] There were more and more slaves coming.

In 1821 the Dominicans rebelled against their Spanish colonizers, and succeeded in declaring independence. However, it was only nine weeks before the country was again forced to submit to the rule of another sovereign nation, Haiti. As Jan Lundius and Mats Lundahl stated in their book Peasants and Religion: A socioeconomic study of Dios Olivorio and the Palma Sola Movement in the Dominican Republic: “In February 1822, the Haitian president, Jean-Pierre Boyer; gained control of the entire island of Hispaniola without resistance, at the head of a 12,000-man invading army. The Haitians were to stay until 1844, when the Spanish-speaking population which had revolted the year before proclaimed the free and independent Dominican Republic” (Lundahl pg. 425). This was a very radical occupation, where Boyer attempted to reshape the Dominican Republic to how he thought it should be. One of his largest projects, was the confiscation of church and immigrant lands, and subsequently its redistribution. This, coupled with the destruction of large plantations, created a peasant class for the first time in the Dominican Republic.

3. Caribs lived on the island before the Europeans arrived. It was discovered by Columbus in 1493. The British took control of the island in 1672.

The cause and effects of the Haitian Revolution have played, and continue to play, a major role in the history of the Caribbean. During the time of this rebellion, slavery was a large institution throughout the Caribbean. The success of the sugar and other plantations was based on the large slave labor forces. Without these forces, Saint Domingue, the island with the largest sugar production, and the rest of the Caribbean, would face the threat of losing a profitable industry.

In the Caribbean, there has been many changes due to the European Imperialists. “ The production of sugar, in particular, provided European states with incredible wealth, which allowed them to continue to build their global empires. Imperial presence in the Caribbean and the Americas also led to the transatlantic slave trade and the massive enslavement of Africans in order to

In Columbus’ letter to King Ferdinand of Spain, he starts off by describing the many islands he has found and taken possession of. Columbus wants to prove to the king, who has funded this journey for him, that he has found something and that what he has “found” is of worth. Although, he claims he found these islands, he did not find these lands empty. The land had already been occupied by the Native Americans and because of a language barrier between the two groups, Columbus was able to use that against them and prove its legality of his possession of the land. The Indians on the other hand had no idea what these Europeans were up too.

Whose land is whose? October 12, 1492 in Salvador Bahamas Columbus interacted with natives. Who were expanding from South America across the coast. They were Taino, Arawakas these natives migrated from Jamaica, Cuba and Puerto Rico. These individuals were in vas numbers living in the West Indies in South, North, and Central America. I will be expressing some entries from Christopher Columbus personal journal.

Up to 20,000 Haitians were lured into the Dominican Republic in 2016 alone. These unfortunate people were promised high paying jobs, but when they arrived, they were enslaved to harvest the crops of sugar cane fields. Sugar slavery has changed the world in many ways. Including the circulation of sugar, the face of slavery, how slaves were looked upon, and how the world gets its sugar today. Sugar slavery has had various consequences on both American and World History, through not only how it changed the face of slavery, but how it circulated sugar throughout the world as well.

When Columbus first arrived he found the island populated by thousands of Taino Indians who made the mistake of showing Columbus gold nuggets in the river. This was all Spain needed to finance its crown. Differences between the Spaniards and the Taints began around two years later when Diego Salcedo was killed by the Indians. The Taino Indians revolt against the Spaniards was met with no success and many left the island or fled into the mountains where they began new lives.

The Caribbean is a vastly diverse area representing the effects of colonialism, slavery, and the combination of many cultures.

The country I chose to do my report on is Fiji. I don’t know much about the country, but I like to drink Fiji water and I know it comes from there. I also think the name Fiji sounds pretty cool. I learned that Fiji was originally named “Viti” but when the islanders were pronouncing it, it sounded like ”Fiji”, so that is how it got recorded.