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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... called Cuba , and of a region they called Cibao in the island he baptised Hispaniola , he insisted on saying that they were corruptions of Cipango , Marco Polo's name for Japan . He actually sent a Jewish inter- preter on an expedition ...
... called Cuba , and of a region they called Cibao in the island he baptised Hispaniola , he insisted on saying that they were corruptions of Cipango , Marco Polo's name for Japan . He actually sent a Jewish inter- preter on an expedition ...
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... called them . Las Casas , in his turn , presented a picture of the noble savage and of Hispaniola , the cradle of Spanish imperialism , as the true Elysian fields of the ancients . This was the line followed by the celebrated French ...
... called them . Las Casas , in his turn , presented a picture of the noble savage and of Hispaniola , the cradle of Spanish imperialism , as the true Elysian fields of the ancients . This was the line followed by the celebrated French ...
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... called the French colony of Saint - Domingue , and giving him the right to nominate his suc- cessor , was essentially self - governing . Laws were to be made by a Central Assembly on the proposition of the Governor . Once passed they ...
... called the French colony of Saint - Domingue , and giving him the right to nominate his suc- cessor , was essentially self - governing . Laws were to be made by a Central Assembly on the proposition of the Governor . Once passed they ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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