From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969A history of the Caribbean from 1492 to the present by the Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. This book sets the record straight by collecting all existing knowledge of the Caribbean in relation to the rest of the world, and to provide, through greater awareness of its heritage of exploitation and neglect, a sure foundation for the economic integration of the region. Countries in the Caribbean Sea include Cuba, the Bahamas, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. |
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Page 46
... became the core of the Spanish colonial system in the Caribbean . The Caribbean colonies became a royal monopoly and the Caribbean Sea became mare clausum , the closed sea , closed to all but Spanish trade , Spanish govern- ment ...
... became the core of the Spanish colonial system in the Caribbean . The Caribbean colonies became a royal monopoly and the Caribbean Sea became mare clausum , the closed sea , closed to all but Spanish trade , Spanish govern- ment ...
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... became subordinate to those of the Hapsburg empire , sailings to the New World were authorised from a number of other ports , Corunna , Bayona , Aviles , Laredo , Bilbao , San Sebastian , Cartagena and Malaga , on condition that the ...
... became subordinate to those of the Hapsburg empire , sailings to the New World were authorised from a number of other ports , Corunna , Bayona , Aviles , Laredo , Bilbao , San Sebastian , Cartagena and Malaga , on condition that the ...
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... became the largest racial group in British Guiana , and the second largest in Trinidad ; while East Indians and Javanese combined completely dominated Surinam . Only four territories in the Caribbean in the nineteenth century did not ...
... became the largest racial group in British Guiana , and the second largest in Trinidad ; while East Indians and Javanese combined completely dominated Surinam . Only four territories in the Caribbean in the nineteenth century did not ...
Contents
Introduction | 11 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969 Eric Williams No preview available - 1983 |
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