When Columbus was headed towards Cuba, he believed that there were no people inhabiting the land, though he was wrong, just like the fist time he came to America. There were already indigenous people invading the island for centuries. One tribe was the Tainos and the other was the Ciboney. Christopher Columbus too believed that he would be abel to find gold on the Cuban island. Although after he colonized, Bartolome de las casas estimated the population of Tainos in Cuba was 350,000 by the end of the 15th century. An ironic fact is that the governor of Cuba in 1510, Diego Columbus, was actually Christopher Columbus's son. Just like the first time he took advantage of the Tainos, he did it once again with the Tainos from Cuba, and once their numbers decreased, he brought in the Africans to Cuba to continue the plantation and the mine work.
Friday, August 24, 2012
Christopher Columbus
When Columbus was headed towards Cuba, he believed that there were no people inhabiting the land, though he was wrong, just like the fist time he came to America. There were already indigenous people invading the island for centuries. One tribe was the Tainos and the other was the Ciboney. Christopher Columbus too believed that he would be abel to find gold on the Cuban island. Although after he colonized, Bartolome de las casas estimated the population of Tainos in Cuba was 350,000 by the end of the 15th century. An ironic fact is that the governor of Cuba in 1510, Diego Columbus, was actually Christopher Columbus's son. Just like the first time he took advantage of the Tainos, he did it once again with the Tainos from Cuba, and once their numbers decreased, he brought in the Africans to Cuba to continue the plantation and the mine work.
When Columbus was headed towards Cuba, he believed that there were no people inhabiting the land, though he was wrong, just like the fist time he came to America. There were already indigenous people invading the island for centuries. One tribe was the Tainos and the other was the Ciboney. Christopher Columbus too believed that he would be abel to find gold on the Cuban island. Although after he colonized, Bartolome de las casas estimated the population of Tainos in Cuba was 350,000 by the end of the 15th century. An ironic fact is that the governor of Cuba in 1510, Diego Columbus, was actually Christopher Columbus's son. Just like the first time he took advantage of the Tainos, he did it once again with the Tainos from Cuba, and once their numbers decreased, he brought in the Africans to Cuba to continue the plantation and the mine work.
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