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Myths and Realities of Caribbean History /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Reid, Basil A., 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, 2009.
Colección:Caribbean archaeology and ethnohistory.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Myth 1. Caribbean history started with the arrival of Christoper Columbus in 1492
  • Myth 2. The Arawaks and Caribs were the two major groups in the precolonial Caribbean
  • Myth 3. Columbus met Arawaks in the northern Caribbean
  • Myth 4. The natives encountered by Christopher Columbus in the northern Caribbean migrated from South America
  • Myth 5. The Arawaks were the first potters and farmers to have settled in the Caribbean
  • Myth 6. The Ciboneys lived in western Cuba at the time of Spanish contact
  • Myth 7. The Island-Caribs were cannnibals
  • Myth 8. All the Amerindians migrating from South America to the Caribbean island-hopped from the continent to the Lesser and Greater Antilles
  • Myth 9. The Spanish introduced syphilis into the Caribbean and the new world
  • Myth 10. Christopher Columbus wrote the version of his "Diario" (diary) that we use today
  • Myth 11. The Spanish colonists brought "civilization" to native societies in the Caribbean.