From Columbus to Castro: The History of the Caribbean, 1492-1969Dr. William's purpose, as he explains in his foreword, is twofold: to set the record straight by collating all existing knowledge of the Caribbean in realtion 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 to which, as a statesman, he is firmly committed. |
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... Hispaniola had twenty ingenios and four trapiches , and each ingenio in 1552 was yielding an annual profit of ten thousand ducats . Capital was scarce in sixteenth - century Spain . The wealth from the Indies was dissipated in war and ...
... Hispaniola had twenty ingenios and four trapiches , and each ingenio in 1552 was yielding an annual profit of ten thousand ducats . Capital was scarce in sixteenth - century Spain . The wealth from the Indies was dissipated in war and ...
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... Hispaniola , and a few months later the King promised to send a hundred . In 1510 , an order for fifty slaves was issued . The Negroes , however , died as rapidly as the Indians , to every- one's surprise . ' I cannot understand how so ...
... Hispaniola , and a few months later the King promised to send a hundred . In 1510 , an order for fifty slaves was issued . The Negroes , however , died as rapidly as the Indians , to every- one's surprise . ' I cannot understand how so ...
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... Hispaniola itself or by any- one in any part of the Spanish dominions . Ten years later Cuba asked for the same facility , permission to fit out ships for Guinea . In 1519 the Court of Hispaniola recommended that , in order to ...
... Hispaniola itself or by any- one in any part of the Spanish dominions . Ten years later Cuba asked for the same facility , permission to fit out ships for Guinea . In 1519 the Court of Hispaniola recommended that , in order to ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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