Dr. Ivan Van Sertima is a regarded researcher and creator. His book, "They Preceded Columbus," and eliminates any confusion air on many misinterpretations on the planet made by previous history specialists. He begins by expressing that Africans came to America as bosses/rulers before they were subjugated. He utilizes confirm from Columbus' journals when Columbus went on his second voyage. Columbus said in his journal that Local Americans let him know that dark individuals went ahead immense vessels
Christopher Columbus came upon a large island while he was sailing the western region by the Atlantic Ocean that was later known as the Caribbean which was December 5, 1492. Columbus eventually settled on this island and claimed it for the Spanish Crown. In 1625, the French took control of what was called Saint-Domingue (Lawless,2018), then what we know today to be called Haiti was started in 1660. Once upon a time Haiti was one of the most wealthiest French colonies, they became so wealthy from
Hurricane Ivan was a major mile marker and an extremely devastating period of time for most people located within the Caribbean as well as the lower areas of the United States. Within hours of forming, Ivan was showing signs of having the ability to grow larger and have the most impact than any other hurricane within the past two years. When everything was said and done, Ivan was classified as, “The cyclone was the ninth named storm, the sixth hurricane and the fourth major hurricane of the active
Costa Rica is very fun place to travel to. Many Americans take a relaxing vacation to Costa Rica. The Costa Ricans are very inviting and make the place a very good tourist attraction. They have a very unique geography, religion, and the nature is very cool. Costa Ricas geography is very different. First, Costa Rica is an agricultural country, although tourism and industry are being developed at a moderate pace (“Costa Rica”). For example, they have coffee, bananas, sugar, rice, and rainforest plants
sugar refineries. European planters wanted the guarantee of a home market for their goods and created monopoly over trading to accumulate slaves with the purpose to acquire slaves for the British Empire, and millions of slaves was brought to the Caribbean to work on sugar plantations. Slaves from Africa were imported and made to work on the plantations. Sugar cane production expanded to Saint Domingue and Jamaica given rise to commodities such as rum and molasses. In 1740s Jamaica and Saint Domingue
America. Guyana, which is bordered by the Atlantic ocean, Brazil, Suriname and Venezuela; is the fourth smallest country in South America and the only english speaking region of South America. Due to its strong cultural and historical ties with the caribbean community, Guyana is considered a member of the west indies. Guyana’s main economic assets have always been their rainforest, sugarcane plantations, rice fields, bauxite and gold; however the country remains to be one of the poorest countries in
Columbus’ Voyage Christopher Columbus and his crew first set sail with three ships; the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria in 1492. Columbus left Spain and headed west hoping to land in Asia but stumbled upon the island, San Salvador, instead. Columbus landing in the Americas brought mass destruction and devastation to the native people. Soon after appearing in the Americas Columbus was hoping to spread Christianity throughout the villages. After arriving on San Salvador, a Bahamian island, the
In the British Caribbean during the seventeenth and eighteenth century, sugar cultivation came into existence as the Europeans slowly moved away from the production of tobacco. This was done for two main reasons; the first being, the Europeans saw how lucrative the production of the sugarcane crop can be for them and secondly, it would have significantly reduced the cost of sweeteners for both men and women of British descent. Honey, being the only substitution for sugar at the time, was considered
christopher columbus found the island on his second voyage to the new world and it has beautiful canyons and the capital is san juan it was founded in 1508 by juan ponce de leon and it's also is the main port of entry and it has the best harbors in the caribbean the time zone is atlantic standard and the average sunrise and sunset is 6:54am to 6:21 their national holiday is november 19 the discovery of puerto rico The climate is tropical marine with average temperatures year round near 80f lower elevation
Although the Caribbean can boast that in its short history as independent states, women have been able to break the glass ceiling and rise to the highest levels, including the office of the Prime Minister, and despite laws which protect the rights of women, inequality between men and women remains widespread and deep rooted in many cultural practices and traditions. Like other women in developing countries, Caribbean women face though choices every day,- choices where cultural tradition often conflict