* JAMAICA *
Jamaica has a rich island culture. The raft are friendly, the weather is nice, the food is good, the music is loud, and the parties are wild.
Jamaican History
The first people to deduct to Jamaica were people from Venezuela, known as the Arawaks. They are thought to have come to Jamaica in two major waves, the first in 650 AD, and the delinquent south in 900 AD. They were then joined by the Caribs, who came from Guiana. While the Arawaks were a peaceful people, the Caribs were cannibalistic and fierce fighters. Much fighting arose betwixt these two groups.
Columbus then came to Jamaica in 1494. With him, he brought fear, disease and apprehension to the Jamaicans. He named the island Jamaica because he heard the natives call it Xaymaca. He brought variola major and other horrible dieases, to which islanders had no antibodies. Most of them died out curtly afterwards Columbus arrived, and those that didnt were tortured and terrorized by Columbus and his sailors. He then left and returned several years later on his last voyage to the new world. During this voyage, he spent a year stranded on Jamaica trying to rebuild his boats.
Soon after Columbus, in about 1510, there was an influx of Spanish Europeans. The Spanish, under the rule of Jaun de Esquivel, treated the Jamaicans no better than Columbus had and yet more of the aboriginal Jamaicans died. At first they plumetled a fine area near St.
Anns Bay, and made a exquiotselty beautiful town named New Seville (sfter the governor) but then had to move due to the areas climate and swampy conditions. They then settled in interpret day Spanish Town. They built a beautiful city, with five hundred houses and several churches. Unfortunately, none of this city remains, have rotted...
This essay was big(p)! It really took out all the key points about Jamaica and set them up nicely! It helped alot for my report!
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