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Online-Ressource (185 p.)
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9780817304621
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In 1492 the island of Hispaniola was inhabited by the Ta&iactue;no, an Indian group whose ancestors had moved into the Caribbean archipelago from lowland South America more than 1,500 years before. They were organized politically into large cacicazgos, or chiefdoms, comprising 70 or more villages under the authority of a paramount cacique, or chief. From the first voyage on, Columbus made Hispaniola his primary base for operations in the New World. Over the subsequent decades, disease, warfare, famine, and enslavement brought about the destruction of the Ta&iactue;no chiefdoms and almost co
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Cover; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The First Spanish Voyage to the New World; 3. The Vega Real; 4. The Adelantado's Visit to Xaragua; 5. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index;
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ISBN 9780817381004
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ISBN 9780817304621
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Hispaniola : Caribbean Chiefdoms in the Age of Columbus
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Englisch
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