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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... five per cent , thus transferring one - third of the revenue to the metro- polis . At the same time , an import duty of five per cent plus a sales tax of ten per cent were levied at Seville on goods from the New World , all going to the ...
... five per cent , thus transferring one - third of the revenue to the metro- polis . At the same time , an import duty of five per cent plus a sales tax of ten per cent were levied at Seville on goods from the New World , all going to the ...
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... five hundred tons , later increased to six hundred and fifty , to the Spanish colonies with British merchandise . The cargo of the ' annual ship ' was to be sold only at the time of the annual fair , and not before the arrival of the ...
... five hundred tons , later increased to six hundred and fifty , to the Spanish colonies with British merchandise . The cargo of the ' annual ship ' was to be sold only at the time of the annual fair , and not before the arrival of the ...
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... five . At the end of the term the servant was free and generally received a grant of land , from three to five acres . The system became one of the chief means of recruiting labour , skilled as well as unskilled . For example , one ...
... five . At the end of the term the servant was free and generally received a grant of land , from three to five acres . The system became one of the chief means of recruiting labour , skilled as well as unskilled . For example , one ...
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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