Cuba Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Cuba Introduction Top of Page Background: Fidel CASTRO led a rebel army to victory in 1959; his iron rule has held the country together since. Cuba's communist revolution, with Soviet support, was exported throughout Latin America and Africa during the 1960s, 70s, ...

Elections in Puerto Rico by Manuel lvarez-Rivera Welcome to the Elections in Puerto Rico Web site. The final results of all general elections held in the Island from 1920 to the present, of the 1967, 1993, and 1998 Status Plebiscites, of the 1951, 1952, 1991 and 1994 referendums, and of the 1951 special election, as well as other reference materials relative to the Puerto Rican electoral process ...

Barbados Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Barbados Introduction Top of Page Background: The island was uninhabited when first settled by the British in 1627. Its economy remained heavily dependent on sugar, rum, and molasses production through most of the 20th century. In the 1990s, tourism and ...

Grenada Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Grenada Introduction Top of Page Background: One of the smallest independent countries in the western hemisphere, Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other ...

Antigua and Barbuda Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Antigua and Barbuda Introduction Top of Page Background: The islands of Antigua and Barbuda became an independent state within the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1981. Some 3, 000 refugees fleeing a volcanic eruption on nearby Montserrat have ...

Timeline spans the last 500 years of the islands history. Includes photos and links to related sites.

Dominica Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Dominica Introduction Top of Page Background: Dominica was the last of the Caribbean islands to be colonized by Europeans, due chiefly to the fierce resistance of the native Caribs. France ceded possession to Great Britain in 1763, which made the island a colony ...

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Cayman Islands (overseas territory of the UK) Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Cayman Islands Introduction Top of Page Background: The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries. Administered by Jamaica from 1863, they remained a British dependency after ...

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Introduction Top of Page Background: Disputed between France and Great Britain in the 18th century, Saint Vincent was ceded to the latter in 1783. Autonomy was granted in 1969, and independence in 1979.

Netherlands Antilles (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Netherlands Antilles Introduction Top of Page Background: Once the center of the Caribbean slave trade, the island of Curacao was hard hit by the abolition of slavery in 1863. Its prosperity (and that of ...

Saint Lucia Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Saint Lucia Introduction Top of Page Background: The island, with its fine natural harbor at Castries, was contested between England and France throughout the 17th and early 18th centuries (changing possession 14 times); it was finally ceded to the UK in 1814.

Aruba (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Aruba Introduction Top of Page Background: Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was ...

Anguilla (overseas territory of the UK) Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Anguilla Introduction Top of Page Background: Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - ...

British Virgin Islands (overseas territory of the UK) Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame British Virgin Islands Introduction Top of Page Background: First settled by the Dutch in 1648, the islands were soon after (1672) annexed by the English. The economy is closely tied to the larger and more populous US ...

Guadeloupe (overseas department of France) Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Guadeloupe Introduction Top of Page Background: Guadeloupe has been a French possession since 1635. The island of Saint-Martin is divided with the Netherlands (whose southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the ...

Saint Kitts and Nevis Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Saint Kitts and Nevis Introduction Top of Page Background: First settled by the British in 1623, the islands became an associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. Saint ...

Martinique (overseas department of France) Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Martinique Introduction Top of Page Background: Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation. Martinique Geography Top of Page ...

Virgin Islands (territory of the US) Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Virgin Islands Introduction Top of Page Background: During the 17th century, the archipelago was divided into two territorial units, one English and the other Danish. Sugarcane, produced by slave labor, drove the islands' economy ...

The Centro is a research center dedicated to the study and interpretation of the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. We are committed to making this research available and useful to those in community organizations, public policy, and academia. The Centro is also the world's only repository of archival and library materials dedicated exclusively to the Puerto Rican diaspora. Search the ...

Turks and Caicos Islands (overseas territory of the UK) Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Print This Frame Turks and Caicos Islands Introduction Top of Page Background: The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The ...

The Library of Congress From Several Divisions of the Library of Congress. Search by Keyword | Browse by Subject Index | Author Index | Title List Puerto Rico at the Dawn of the Modern Age: Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century Perspectives portrays the early history of the commonwealth of Puerto Rico through first-person accounts, political writings, and histories drawn from the Library of ...

HAITI - A Country Study Search Haiti Include word variants Use only words as entered. Please note: The current Country Study was previously in a multi-country volume. Chapter numbers reflect those used in the printed book. Haiti Foreword Acknowledgements Preface INTRODUCTION COUNTRY PROFILE: Haiti COUNTRY GEOGRAPHY SOCIETY ECONOMY TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS ...

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS - A Country Study Search Caribbean Islands Include word variants Use only words as entered. ISLANDS OF THE COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN Foreword ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PREFACE INTRODUCTION Chapter 1. Regional Overview GEOGRAPHIC SETTING HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL SETTING The Pre-European Population The Impact of the Conquest THE EUROPEAN SETTLEMENTS THE COLONIAL PERIOD The Sugar Revolutions ...

Caribbean Studies The following papers were written by students in Caribbean history and politics classes taught by Adjunct Assistant Professor, Moses Seenarine of the Black and Puerto Rican Studies department at Hunter College, City University of New York, from 1998 to 2000. Barbados Race, Class and Environment in Barbados by Valerie Hoyte, April 13, 1999 Tourism in Barbados by Michael C-King, ...

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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - A Country Study Search Dominican Republic Include word variants Use only words as entered. Please note: The current Country Study was previously in a multi-country volume. Chapter numbers reflect those used in the printed book. Dominican Republic Foreword Acknowledgements Preface INTRODUCTION COUNTRY PROFILE: Dominican Republic COUNTRY GEOGRAPHY SOCIETY ECONOMY ...

PUERTO RICO HISTORY Ruins of a building in Old San Juan/ Sugar mill ruins east of Santa Isabel 'Isla Borinquena' ...1493 to the Present written by Elena Harley The island 'Borinquen' was populated by the Taino Indians until the early 1500's. Carib Indians raided the more peaceful Taino and established a few settlements. Columbus discovered the island on his second voyage in 1493 and named it San ...

Nevis Historical and Conservation Society is one of the most respected and active organizations of its kind in the Caribbean. NHCS was established in 1980 to conserve the natural, cultural and historic fabric of the Island of Nevis and her surrounding sea.

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The history of the Grenada Revolution, 1979-1983 in the context of Grenadian history, including the U.S. invasion and Gairy.

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General information about the Cayman Islands. History, geography, employment, internet access, the economy, residency, banking, etc.

Offers a brief history of Cuba and links to other sources.

THE ABBREVIATED HISTORY OF BARBADOS Very Early - 1540 . Amerindian Civilisation 1625 . 1644 . English Colonisation 1644 . 1700 . Sugar and Slavery 1688 . 1807 . Slave society and economy 1807 . 1838 . Abolition, rebellion and emancipation 1838 . 1897 . Crisis of the free order 1897 . 1937 . Depression, reform and revolt 1966 . Independence History Archives - Keyword Search Barbados is the ...

Cuba's Apocalyptical History =Cuba Rockefeller and Communists=Cuba and World History=Forum of Cuban History Index : below the index there is an introduction Espanol, Spanish Translation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-Spain 1789-1888 2-Cuba 1889-1902 3-Estrada and Gomez 1902-12 4-Menocal 1912-20 5-Zayas and Machado 1920-33 6-Batista 1933-1944 ...

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The oldest part of Aruba's cultural heritage is exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Aruba. The permanent collection gives the visitor a taste of early periods in the history and pre-history ofthe island.

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Juan Ponce de Leon Juan Ponce de Leon conquered the island of Puerto Rico, discovered Florida, explored its coast and made a failed attempt to start a settlement there. Juan Ponce de Le n was born somewhere around 1460 in San Tervas de Campos, Le n, from impoverished nobility. He first visited the New World on Columbus's second voyage in 1493, and settled there in 1502. After a governorship of ...

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Father Raphael Home His background and career. First Gleaner report. Second Gleaner report. Jamaica Times report. Lectures around the island. Home to Chapelton For future use ... For now, the last word ... - a priest of the Greek Orthodox Church who was a Black Jamaican from Chapelton in Clarendon. Last updated on Jamaican newspapers of the late-19th/early-20th centuries contain an enormous ...

Hilda's Cuban Postcard Museum The Cuban National Anthem Sign the Guestbook! In 1869 the government of Hungary accepted the suggestion of Dr. Emanuel Hermann for using postal cards. In 1870 the first printed card was issued in Hungary and in 1873 the first card appeared in the United States. I have cards relating to Cuba from 1898 but would like to know if anyone has information on the history of ...

Take the time to read the following chronology. From these brief facts you will see a history of a truly resilient people, who fought off slavery and survived civil wars, countless massacres and truly oppressive leadership. The Haitians proclaimed themselves the first black republic in the world in 1804, and have remained independent to this day. December 5, 1492: Columbus discovers Haiti (the ...

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Jamaica online takes a humorous but real look at Jamaica and Jamaican culture with recipes guides to patios, reggae, how to be a tourist, Negril, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Port Antonio, Kingston, Mandeville. ...

History of Cuba Christopher Columbus landed on the island of Cuba on October 28, 1492, during his initial westward voyage. In honor of the daughter of Ferdinand V and Isabella I of Spain, his benefactors, Columbus named it Juana, the first of several names he successively applied to the island. It eventually became known as Cuba, from its aboriginal name, Cubanascnan. Colonization by Spain When ...

DICTIONARY -- TAINO INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE CARIBBEAN This dictionary of words of the indigenous peoples of caribbean is from the encyclopedia Clasicos de Puerto Rico, second edition, publisher, Ediciones Latinoamericanas. S.A., 1972 It was compiled by Puerto Rican historian Dr. Cayetano Coll y Toste of the Real Academia de la Historia. He describes as vocabulario indo-antillano. It may ...

Ambassade d 'Ha ti Washington D.C. Key Dates in Haiti's History 1492 Christopher Columbus lands and claims the island of Hispaniola for Spain. The Spanish build the New World's first settlement at La Navidad on Haiti's north coast. 1697 Spanish control over the colony ends with the Treaty of Ryswick, which divided the island into French-controlled St. Domingue and Spanish Santo Domingo. For over ...

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A Time Line of Jewish Jamaica Sources: Important Dates in the History of Jamaica , compiled 21 September, 1988 by Madeleine E. Mitchell, amended November 18, 1996 Pictorial , Ernest Henriques de Souza J.P., 26 August 1986 A Record of the Jews in Jamaica from the English Conquest to the Present Time , Jacob A. P. M. Andrade, 1941 1494 3 May Columbus discovered Jamaica 1508 Year Columbus family ...

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Search The Web! Search The Web! Search The Web! Search The Web! Free Travel Cheap Tickets Auction Newsletter Immigration Affiliate Make Money Dominica HISTORY The island's indigenous Arawak people were expelled or exterminated by Caribs in the 14th century. Columbus landed there in November 1493. Spanish ships frequently landed on Dominica during the 16th century, but fierce resistance by the ...

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Write to: Rock around the Blockade, c/o FRFI, BCM Box 5909, London WC1N 3XX RATB Educational Material History of Cuba 1. From colonisation to the 10 Years War by Cat Wiener History of Cuba 2. Jose Marti (1853-1895) and the War of Independence by Hannah Caller History of Cuba 3. US intervention and the Platt Amendment by Greg Scott History of Cuba 4. The Cuban revolution by Richard Roques History ...

PORTCULLIS LIMITED A non-stock, non-profit, non-governmental, exempt corporation A Short History of Fort George, St. Georges, Grenada J. David Zimmerman, Portcullis Limited By the end of the 17th century England, France and Spain had all laid claim to the lands and islands of the Caribbean. Imagining that great wealth was to be found, the superpowers of the time scrambled for possession and ...

Cerro Maravilla Archive SENATORS ASKED TO STUDY PUERTO RICO KILLING INQUIRY The New York Times, August 11, 1980. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT REOPENING INQUIRY ON PUERTO RICO SHOOTING DEATHS The New York Times, September 19, 1980. Federal Jury Examines Puerto Rican Slayings - Puerto Rico's Probe The New York Times, October 13, 1983 and The Washington Post, November 28, 1983. PUERTO RICANS WERE KNEELING ...

Curiosities: 500 years after its discovery it is still uncertain as of what coast did Columbus arrive through. Although the Aguada Coast has been pointed as the official, there are six other coasts that claim the honors. These are: A asco, Rincon, Mayaguez, Boquer n, Combate and Guayanilla. Every military attack against Puerto Rico has taken place punctually in the decade of the '90s on nearly ...

The following is a slightly expanded version of an op-ed piece originally published in the Los Angeles Times. It was later reprinted in more than a dozen daily newspapers around the country, with a total of over 4 million readers. To the politically correct, the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America is no cause for celebration. And even before 1992 began, their protests resulted in a ...

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A SHORT HISTORY OF GRENADA The Arawaks or Taino, an Amerindian tribe from the Amazon basin first settled Grenada in about the 1st Century A. D. The more war like Caribs, who originated in what is now central Brazil, over ran the more peaceful Arawaks and dominated the island until 150 years after Christopher Columbus first named the island Concepci n in 1498. British merchants attempted to ...

TROUBLE IN HAITI A CARIBBEAN NATION ON THE BRINK By John Sherman, Ph.D. JOHN SHERMAN, Wright State assistant professor of history, visited Haiti for two weeks in June as part of a human rights delegation. His trip, funded through a Professional Development Grant from WSU's Research Council, provided a firsthand look at the problems besetting an impoverished people struggling to establish ...

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Hist. 378: Puerto Rico and Puerto Ricans: Colony, Nation, Diaspora Historical Photographs of Puerto Rico, 1898-1940s* Photographs from the Detroit Publishing Company, 1898-1906 Cocoanut palms Military road, San Juan, Puerto Rico Governors Palace Bullock Team on San Juan Military Road, Southwestern Old San Juan Central Military Road Central Military Road through the highlands Old San Juan ...

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A Short History of Dominica Almost all 81, 000 Dominicans are descendants of African slaves imported by planters in the 18th century. Dominica is the only island in the eastern Caribbean to retain a colony of its pre-Columbian population, the Carib Indians, about 500 of whom live in a reserve on the island's east coast. The population growth rate is low, due primarily to emigration to more ...

Tell me when this page is updated The Dominican Crisis: Intervention by the United States Many international policies of the United States government are marred by conflicts of interest and selfish agendas. The United States has a history of supporting oppressive governments that put down the populace while the dictatorial rulers fatten their own pockets and reside in huge palaces. Then the ...

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