The Beauty Of Hispaniola
In the year 1492, Italian voyager Christopher Columbus set out on his first voyage in search of an alternative path into the valued trading posts around India without having to first deal with the Muslim middle men of the time. With this in mind, Columbus and his fleet who were sponsored by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabelle of Spain set sail into the Atlantic. Columbus unfortunatly did not find the alternate route to India, but he instead sailed into the Caribbean and landed on what we now know as the island of Hispaniola. He then established the first settlement on the island, La Navidad, in honor of the Santa Maria ship in his fleet which crashed and dismantled off the coast of present-day Haiti on Christmas day. Because of losing the extra ship, Columbus' other ship, The Pinta could not support all of his men, so Columbus was forced to leave them behind in La Navidad (Christmas). The thirty nine seafarers that Columbus left behind on the island were given instruction to search for gold, learn the land and befriend the natives, but they had a second agenda. The European settlers began mistreating the native Taino people and raping their women. The natives retaliated against them and when Columbus returned in 1493, he found La Navidad to be destroyed and his men all dead. When he learned of the reason behind his men's demise, Columbus took his men further east into the present day land of The Dominican Republic and established La Isabella, which is now known as the first permanent European settlement in the Americas. La Isabella would eventually be destroyed by a Hurricane and be re-established as present day Santo Domingo.
From just reading a brief early description of its discovery it is easy to see why Hispaniola is an important place of focus in the History of the Atlantic World. Not only was it the first permanent European settlement but it also becomes a major hub for trade, a hotbed for natural resources and a major site in the story of slavery in the Americas. The uprising of the Taino against Columbus' men was the first of many uprisings in the Atlantic between groups of natives and the Europeans and will later host the first major slave uprising in Haiti.
Hispaniola is the island where the present day islands of Haiti and the Dominican Republic are divided by the Cordiellra Central or Central Range mountains and is bordered by Cuba in the Northwest, The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos in the North and Jamaica in the South. It is also the second largest island in the Caribbean behind Cuba. Its geography, discovery, value to the Europeans, size, and history of wars and uprisings makes Hispaniola, and later, the Dominican Republic, which I will draw my focus on is a highly important piece in the huge puzzle of the Atlantic World.
Sources: http://dr1.com/articles/taino.shtml
http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/latinamericatheconquest/p/La_Navidad.htm
http://www.lionlambmissions.org/images/Hispaniola-map.gif
Sources: http://dr1.com/articles/taino.shtml
http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/latinamericatheconquest/p/La_Navidad.htm
http://www.lionlambmissions.org/images/Hispaniola-map.gif
Taiza,
ReplyDeleteThe early history of Hispaniola is so interesting – I really learned a lot from reading your introduction. I loved the bit about the naming of the first settlement. I like how you questioned the ulterior motives of Columbus’s men, pointing out that they had a “second agenda.” Including the map and giving a rough sketch of the island’s geographical location/ neighboring islands, etc. was also extremely helpful.
I feel like Hispaniola is a really important part of the Atlantic world, so I can’t wait to read more of your blog.
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