THE COLONIAL ERA IN THE CARIBBEAN
Soon after the voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas, both Portuguese and Spanish ships began claiming territories in Central and South America. These colonies brought in gold, and other European powers, most specifically England, the Netherlands, and France, hoped to establish profitable colonies of their own. Colonial rivalries made the Caribbean a cockpit for European wars for centuries.
Spanish conquest
During the first voyage of the explorer Christopher Columbus (mandated by the Spanish crown to conquer) contact was made with the Lucayans in the Bahamas and the Taíno in Cuba and the northern coast of Hispaniola, and a few of the native people were taken back to Spain. Small amounts of gold were found in their personal ornaments and other objects such as masks and belts. The Spanish, who came seeking wealth, enslaved the native population and rapidly drove them to near-extinction. To supplement the Amerindian labour, the Spanish imported African slaves. Although Spain claimed the entire Caribbean, they settled only the larger islands of Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica and Trinidad.
Other European powers
The other European powers established a presence in the Caribbean after the Spanish Empire declined, partly due to the reduced native population of the area from European diseases.
* Francis Drake was an English privateer who attacked many Spanish ships and forts in the Caribbean, including San Juan harbour in 1595. His most celebrated Caribbean exploit was the capture of the Spanish Silver Train at Nombre de Dios in March, 1573.
* British colonisation of Bermuda began in 1612. British West Indian colonisation began with St. Kitts in 1623 and Barbados in 1627. The former was used as a base for British colonisation of neighbouring Nevis, Antigua, Montserrat, Anguilla and Tortola; the latter used as a base for colonisation of the Windward Islands and the wider Caribbean area.
* French colonization too began on St. Kitts, the British and the French splitting the island amongst themselves in 1625. It was used as a base to colonise the much larger Guadeloupe (1635) and Martinique (1635), but was lost completely to Britain in 1713.
* The English admiral William Penn seized Jamaica in 1655, and it remained under British rule for over 300 years.
* The Caribbean was known for pirates, especially between 1640 and 1680; see piracy in the Caribbean. The term "buccaneer" is often used to describe a pirate operating in this region.
* In 1697 the Spanish ceded the western third of Hispaniola (Haiti) to France. France also held control of Tortuga.
* The Dutch took over Saba, Saint Martin, Saint Eustatius, Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba, Tobago, St. Croix, Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, Anguilla and a short time Puerto Rico, together called the Dutch West Indies, in the seventeenth century.
* The Danish ruled first part, then all of the present U.S. Virgin Islands since 1672, selling sovereignty over these Danish West Indies in 1917 to the United States which still administers them.
ESPAÑOL 2
1. Revisar la tarea (WB p.40-41)
2. Videohistoria: ¡Buscando una Ganga!
- Guión
- Comprendiste
- Video
3. WB p.42
TAREA: Prueba de Vocabulario (recognition)
ESPAÑOL 2H
1. Actuaciones en parejas (Skits)
2. Revisar la tarea (WB p.40-41)
3. Videohistoria: ¡Buscando una Ganga!
- Guión
- Comprendiste
- Video
4. WB p.42-43
TAREA: Actividades del WB (p.42-43) - Prueba de Vocabulario (Recognition)
ESPAÑOL 4H
Imagina El Caribe:"Historias de Piratas y Bucaneros"
- Lectura y Actividades #1 y #2 (p. 88-91)
TAREA: Terminar las preguntas y leer proyecto (Supersite)
ESPAÑOL AP/IB HL
- PARTE 1 del Examen IB
TAREA: Terminar el Ensayo #1 para corregir con tus compañeros
Soon after the voyages of Christopher Columbus to the Americas, both Portuguese and Spanish ships began claiming territories in Central and South America. These colonies brought in gold, and other European powers, most specifically England, the Netherlands, and France, hoped to establish profitable colonies of their own. Colonial rivalries made the Caribbean a cockpit for European wars for centuries.
Spanish conquest
During the first voyage of the explorer Christopher Columbus (mandated by the Spanish crown to conquer) contact was made with the Lucayans in the Bahamas and the Taíno in Cuba and the northern coast of Hispaniola, and a few of the native people were taken back to Spain. Small amounts of gold were found in their personal ornaments and other objects such as masks and belts. The Spanish, who came seeking wealth, enslaved the native population and rapidly drove them to near-extinction. To supplement the Amerindian labour, the Spanish imported African slaves. Although Spain claimed the entire Caribbean, they settled only the larger islands of Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Jamaica and Trinidad.
Other European powers
The other European powers established a presence in the Caribbean after the Spanish Empire declined, partly due to the reduced native population of the area from European diseases.
* Francis Drake was an English privateer who attacked many Spanish ships and forts in the Caribbean, including San Juan harbour in 1595. His most celebrated Caribbean exploit was the capture of the Spanish Silver Train at Nombre de Dios in March, 1573.
* British colonisation of Bermuda began in 1612. British West Indian colonisation began with St. Kitts in 1623 and Barbados in 1627. The former was used as a base for British colonisation of neighbouring Nevis, Antigua, Montserrat, Anguilla and Tortola; the latter used as a base for colonisation of the Windward Islands and the wider Caribbean area.
* French colonization too began on St. Kitts, the British and the French splitting the island amongst themselves in 1625. It was used as a base to colonise the much larger Guadeloupe (1635) and Martinique (1635), but was lost completely to Britain in 1713.
* The English admiral William Penn seized Jamaica in 1655, and it remained under British rule for over 300 years.
* The Caribbean was known for pirates, especially between 1640 and 1680; see piracy in the Caribbean. The term "buccaneer" is often used to describe a pirate operating in this region.
* In 1697 the Spanish ceded the western third of Hispaniola (Haiti) to France. France also held control of Tortuga.
* The Dutch took over Saba, Saint Martin, Saint Eustatius, Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba, Tobago, St. Croix, Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, Anguilla and a short time Puerto Rico, together called the Dutch West Indies, in the seventeenth century.
* The Danish ruled first part, then all of the present U.S. Virgin Islands since 1672, selling sovereignty over these Danish West Indies in 1917 to the United States which still administers them.
ESPAÑOL 2
1. Revisar la tarea (WB p.40-41)
2. Videohistoria: ¡Buscando una Ganga!
- Guión
- Comprendiste
- Video
3. WB p.42
TAREA: Prueba de Vocabulario (recognition)
ESPAÑOL 2H
1. Actuaciones en parejas (Skits)
2. Revisar la tarea (WB p.40-41)
3. Videohistoria: ¡Buscando una Ganga!
- Guión
- Comprendiste
- Video
4. WB p.42-43
TAREA: Actividades del WB (p.42-43) - Prueba de Vocabulario (Recognition)
ESPAÑOL 4H
Imagina El Caribe:"Historias de Piratas y Bucaneros"
- Lectura y Actividades #1 y #2 (p. 88-91)
TAREA: Terminar las preguntas y leer proyecto (Supersite)
ESPAÑOL AP/IB HL
- PARTE 1 del Examen IB
TAREA: Terminar el Ensayo #1 para corregir con tus compañeros
