As news of the spanish conquest spread, wealthhungry spaniards poured into the new world seeking land and gold and titles. States of nature science, agriculture, and environment in. The islands claimed by spain were hispaniola, modern haiti and the domini. Efigenio ameijeiras delgado was born in 1931 in puerto padre, las tunas province and was an ardent supporter of fidel castro. In terms of governance of the spanish empire, the indies was the designation for all its overseas territories and was overseen by the council of the indies, founded in 1524 and based in spain. Caribbean literature, literary works of the caribbean area written in spanish, french, or english. Discover librarianselected research resources on slavery in the caribbean from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. The islands are cooled by northeast trade winds, which can also bring heavy rains. The spanish flu pandemic of 1918, the deadliest in history, infected an estimated 500 million people worldwideabout onethird of the planets populationand killed an estimated 20 million.
Empires crossroads, by carrie gibson the new york times. This book traces the history of the intersections of nature, economy, and nation in the spanish caribbean through a history of the agricultural and botanical sciences. The series, comprising three books, tells in a straightforward and stimulating way the. In the early 17th century, expensive fortifications and the size of the colonial garrisons at the major spanish ports increased to deal with the enlarged presence of spains competitors in the caribbean, but the treasure fleets silver shipments and the number of spanish owned merchant ships operating in the region declined. The history of american barbecue is as diverse as the variations themselves, charting the path of a caribbean cooking style brought north by spanish conquistadors, moved westward by settlers, and. Project muse the spanish caribbean and the atlantic world. Michener, which describes and explores the history of the caribbean region from the precolumbian period of the native arawak tribes until about 1990.
The spanish caribbean in the colonial period latin american. The first spanish colonists in the caribbean, in the 16th century, have hoped primarily to grow rich by finding gold. During the seventeenth century, the english and the french settled on islands on the periphery. The control and treatment of slaves slavery and the law between 1665 and 1833 the slave population of the caribbean rose from under 50 000 to well over 1 100 000. The first spanish settlements were established in the caribbean starting in 1493. Ecology and war in the greater caribbean, 16201914 by john robert mcneill, a short account of the. Project muse the spanish caribbean and the atlantic. During the period of spanish settlement and colonization of the new world, the spanish west indies referred to those settlements in islands of the caribbean sea under political administration of spain. After the catastrophic decline of amerindian populations on the islands, two major african provenance. The spanish flu pandemic of 1918, the deadliest in history, infected an estimated 500 million people worldwideabout onethird of the. To understand and appreciate it, you must first understand the history behind the food. History of the caribbean traces the fate of a group of small islands whose natural resources transformed them first into some of the wealthiest places on earth and then into some of the poorest.
The islands of the caribbean were discovered by the italian explorer christopher columbus, working for the then spanish monarchy. Welcome to macmillan caribbean ebooks here youll find a huge collection of ebooks that you can download and read in an instant. Creating knowledge and healing in the early modern atlantic. The spanish caribbean in the colonial period latin. She is a junior pursuing a degree in art history with. Around the middle of this period in 1770, a year for which reasonably accurate figures are available, some 950 000 slaves were distributed among the possessions of five european. But in the spanish caribbean, amerindians rapidly declining populations led spanish colonists to look elsewhere for laborers long before the 1540s. This comprehensive book covers over four hundred years of caribbean adventures and misadventures from columbus first trip to the region to the 1930s. The life of this remarkable man is now told in spanish with over 80 blackandwhite illustrations and maps.
Greater and lesser antilles and that were under spanish rule in various stages of history. The spanish caribbean and the atlantic world in the long sixteenth century conveys the foundational character of the region for the immediate postcontact americas while also allowing room for debate and more subtle articulations of the periods historical diversity. The spanish caribbean and the atlantic world in the long. A captivating guide to the war between the united states of america and spain along with the philippineamerican war that followed captivating history 4. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Spanish dialects in the caribbean byu college of humanities. Buy a cheap copy of a brief history of the caribbean. The history of the caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the european powers since the 15th century. The spanish caribbean and the atlantic world in the long sixteenth century. Exhaustively researched, this book reveals the indelible imprint of various groups of africans on the history of the spanish caribbean. The cambridge history of latin america is the first authoritative largescale.
Project muse atlantic africa and the spanish caribbean. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading empires crossroads. Intellectuals and history in the spanish caribbean. This book intertwines the socioeconomics of the caribbean with atlantic history in a captivating narrative that will fascinate a general audience and. Extremadura and spanish america in the sixteenth century and the war for mexicos west. It is a celebration of aromatic, sweet and tart, piquant and mild citrus flavors. Find best buys on new and used spanishlanguage books from abebooks, ebay, and. She studied the history of the spanish and french caribbean for her. Atlantic africa and the spanish caribbean, 15701640 published. The dutch became the foremost allies, opponents, and foreign rulers.
She is the author, coauthor, or editor of several books, including emigrants and society. A history of the region and its peoples offers an authoritative onevolume survey of this complex and fascinating region. List of books and articles about slavery in the caribbean. Rumor and affect in caribbean history, small axe 18, 2 442014. The cambridge history of latin america cambridge university press.
Latin caribbean cuisine is an amazing blending of tropical tastes and multicultural influences. The spanish caribbean and the atlantic world in the. Atlantic africa and the spanish caribbean, 15701640 unc press. A history of the caribbean from columbus to the present day kindle edition by gibson, carrie. The spanish west indies or the spanish antilles was the collective name for spanish colonies in the caribbean. The individuals range from historical to contemporary figures, such as the dancer judith jamison, and represent diverse fields of endeavor.
In 1901, cuba updated its constitution with the platt amendment, which included specifications like the lease of naval bases to the u. Choice wheats innovative and deeplyresearched book contributes to a growing body of work aimed at reconceptualizing the atlantic world and the roles of african people within it. The path of splitness is a major nonfiction work that will rock the scientific world it is 2,766 pages. In most of the caribbean, even before the midsixteenth century, it was evident that spanish colonization based on the mass forced labor of amerindians was not a viable option. David wheat is an associate professor of history at michigan state. Additionally the eastern coasts of some south american countries venezuela, guyana, belize and surinam are considered to be part of the caribbean cultural area. Modern america workshop book talk racial migrations. Spanish explorations in the caribbean and the united. Caribbean spanish accent, while the lower classes have much more linguistic variation between the regions.
Discover librarianselected research resources on caribbean history from the questia. Popular caribbean history books goodreads share book. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Spanish conquistadors took african slaves to the caribbean after 1502, but portuguese merchants continued to dominate the transatlantic slave trade for another century and a half, operating from their bases in the congoangola area along the west coast of africa. Art history and curatorial studies 17 hannah covers events for the spanish and portuguese department for the college of humanities. New york city and the revolutionary politics of the spanish caribbean jesse hoffnunggarskof, university of michigan to attend and for a copy of the precirculated paper, please email jaime sanchez at jaime.
University of north carolina press for the omohundro institute of early american history and culture, 2016. The author mixes fact and fiction, as he notes in the foreword. Atlantic africa and the spanish caribbean, 15701640 david. In 1955, ameijeiras using the alias jomeguia, was briefly jailed on moral charges. In terms of governance of the spanish empire, the indies was the designation for all its overseas territories and was overseen by the council of the indies, founded in 1524 and based. There is no booklength monograph devoted to the history of the spanish caribbean during the entire colonial period. In 1492, christopher columbus landed in the caribbean and claimed the region for spain. Mar 09, 2016 this work resituates the spanish caribbean as an extension of the lusoafrican atlantic world from the late sixteenth to the midseventeenth century, when the union of the spanish and portuguese crowns facilitated a surge in the transatlantic slave trade. Aug 22, 2017 in the years after columbuss first voyage, spanish adventurers known as conquistadores began to colonize the surrounding areas of the caribbean and the americas. When the crown established the viceroyalty of new spain in 1535, the islands of the caribbean came under its jurisdiction. Educators will benefit from assigning the book in its entirety to specialized classes or using its many valuable. In general the climate and vegetation are tropical, but can range from rain forest to semiarid.
Honorable mention, 2010 bryce wood book award, latin american studies association. The literature of the caribbean has no indigenous tradition. Hispanola, puerto rico, cuba, jamaica, and trinidad were settled. The power of governments, planters, and, later, scientists depended on their ability to control the natural world and shape it to their models of development. The circulation of bodily knowledge in the seventeenth century black spanish caribbean, in social history. Spanish control in the caribbean was finally gone, ceded to their own islands and the oncerebellious u. York city and the revolutionary politics of the spanish caribbean by. This work resituates the spanish caribbean as an extension of the lusoafrican atlantic world from the late sixteenth to the midseventeenth century, when the union of the spanish and portuguese crowns facilitated a surge in the transatlantic slave trade. The book analyzes and explains the basic prehistory of the universe and how it came into being, the basic dynamics which created life, the basic. The first people to be enslaved by the spanish and portuguese in the west indies and latin america were the native americans, but, because the majority of.
Jun 30, 2014 carrie gibson manages to weave 500 years of complex history into a brilliantly coherent and thematic narrative in empires crossroads, her first book, motivated by a nagging disquiet that so. In the sixteenth century no part of the americas was more diverse. The spanish caribbean and the atlantic world in the long sixteenth century breaks new ground in articulating the early spanish caribbean as a distinct and diverse group of colonies loosely united under spanish rule for roughly a century prior to the establishment of other european colonies. Deeply steeped in the history of the caribbean, his love for the region is quite evident. This comprehensive volume takes the reader and student through more than five hundred years of caribbean history, beginning with columbuss arrival in the bahamas. It resembles the spanish spoken in the canary islands and more distantly the one spoken in western andalusia more precisely, the term refers to the spanish language as spoken in the caribbean islands of cuba, puerto rico, and the dominican republic. The spanish caribbean trifecta cuba, dominican republic. Most of the caribbean inhabited by carib, taino, and arawak indians. It concerns itself with the history and especially. Caribbean 1989 is an historical novel written by james a. Ida altman is a professor emerita of history at the university of florida. An exceptional study that explains a misunderstood period in the early history of postcontact colonies in the spanish caribbean.
This groundbreaking work traces the caribbean from its precolumbian state through european contact and colonialism to the rise of u. My work examines the history of health and corporeality in the early modern world with a particular focus on latin america, the caribbean, the african diaspora and, more generally, the iberian and black atlantic worlds. The natives of the islands are put to work as slaves in the mines. The spanish caribbean and the atlantic world in the long sixteenth. List of books and articles about caribbean history.
Discover the best caribbean history in best sellers. List of books and articles about caribbean history online research. The book jungle jamaica caribbean history early childhood primary level high school past papers dictionary teachers resources stationery used books study guides books, books jamaica, shop, online shopping. Your identity will remain anonymous conectate conmigo. The europeans primarily involved in the competition for caribbean control were the spanish, french, english, dutch, and danes, and each contributed, in varying degrees, to the architectural development of the islands. The spanish and new world slavery african laborers for a. Winner of the boltonjohnson prize from the council on latin american history, american historical association. Scarano 2006 offers a survey of scholarship on 19thcentury cuba, puerto rico, and the. The precolumbian american indians left few rock carvings or inscriptions petroglyphs, and their oral traditions did not survive 16thcentury spanish colonization.
A history of the caribbean from columbus to the present day. The impact of colonialism and slavery can still be seen in many of the island cultures today. Caribbean planters frequently became influential members of the british parliament. Browse through hundreds of new and revised primary and secondary textbooks as well as old favourites and bestsellers from our general books list. Professor poncevazquez discuss his research on smuggling in the seventeenth century spanish caribbean, as well as his writing strategies for finishing the first book, the value of social media, worklife balance, and what lays on his research horizon. In 1492 he made a first landing on hispaniola and claimed it for the spanish crown as he did on cuba. Here, ideal for africanamerican history month, is a stunningly beautiful book consisting of portraitsin pictures and wordsof twenty outstanding africanamericans. A number of studies of presentday nations, or regions within presentday nations, focus on the centuries prior to independence e. With the portuguese slave trade thriving, they increasingly looked to africa. Apr, 2020 his book atlantic africa and the spanish caribbean, 15701640 2016 was awarded the omohundro institutes jamestown prize, the lapidus centers harriet tubman prize, and the american historical associations james a. The imagined island is the trans lation of a book published in spanish in 1997.
There is no book length monograph devoted to the history of the spanish caribbean during the entire colonial period. Today, the term spanish caribbean or hispanophone caribbean refers to the. During the sixteenth century, the islands of the caribbean remained an exclusively spanish preserve, but they were too numerous to control. The history of the caribbean is rich with adventurous tales, blended cultures, and natural diversity. The spanish west indies or the spanish antilles was the collective name for spanish colonies. States of nature science, agriculture, and environment in the. In addition to the demands of spanish colonists, old world diseases such as smallpox, measles, chicken pox, and typhus decimated native populations, and reduced. Thererafter, when the limited supply of gold is exhausted, the spanish west indies survive as part of the broader economy of spanish america. A brief history of the caribbean region world history. Atlantic africa and the spanish caribbean, 15701640.
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