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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... four thou- sand slaves into the Caribbean colonies in four years . According to Las Casas , thirty thousand were imported into Hispaniola alone by 1540 , and more than hundred thousand into all the Spanish dominions . Prices tended to ...
... four thou- sand slaves into the Caribbean colonies in four years . According to Las Casas , thirty thousand were imported into Hispaniola alone by 1540 , and more than hundred thousand into all the Spanish dominions . Prices tended to ...
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... four per cent . In Barbados the Governor doubted if it was as high as six per cent . In Montserrat the figure was three per cent , in St. Kitts six per cent on the most fertile lands , in Grenada four per cent on the majority of planta ...
... four per cent . In Barbados the Governor doubted if it was as high as six per cent . In Montserrat the figure was three per cent , in St. Kitts six per cent on the most fertile lands , in Grenada four per cent on the majority of planta ...
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... four sugar colonies . ' Four departments of France in that year , with 457 beet factories ( four - fifths of the French total ) producing 32 million kilogrammes of beet sugar ( two - thirds of French production ) counted 2,800,000 ...
... four sugar colonies . ' Four departments of France in that year , with 457 beet factories ( four - fifths of the French total ) producing 32 million kilogrammes of beet sugar ( two - thirds of French production ) counted 2,800,000 ...
Contents
Introduction 10 | 10 |
Westward Ho | 13 |
Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of the West Indies | 18 |
Copyright | |
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