A Brief History of the Caribbean.pdf

A B RIEF H ISTORY

OF THE C ARIBBEAN

D. H. F IGUEREDO

Director, Library and Media Center at

Bloomﬁ eld College

F RANK A RGOTE -F REYRE

Kean University

D. H. F: To my wife and inspiration, Yvonne, and to my joyful

children, Daniel and Gabriela, the Caribbean sun shines in them.

F. A. F: For Popi—George Freyre (1924–2000).

A Brief History of the Caribbean

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Figueredo, D. H., 1951–

A brief history of the Caribbean / D. H. Figueredo, Frank Argote-Freyre.

p.cm.—(Briefhistory)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13:978-0-8160-7021-3

ISBN-10:0-8160-7021-0

1. Caribbean Area—History. I. Argote-Freyre, Frank. II. Title.

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Contents

List of Illustrations

List of Maps

List of Tables

vii

Foreword

viii

Acknowledgments

Introduction

xiii

1 Pre-ColumbianInhabitants

2 Two Worlds in Collision: The Spanish Conquest

(1492–1552)

3 European Challenges to Spanish Rule (1500–1850)

4 Industry and Slavery (1500–1850)

5 Revolutions in America, France, and Haiti

(c. 1700–1850)

6 Slave Rebellions, Antislavery Movements, and Wars of

Independence (c. 1700–1850)

7 Puerto Rico, Cuba, and the Spanish-Cuban-American

War (1850–1900)

117

8 Cuba: Dictatorship and Revolution (1900–2007)

137

9 Fragmentation and Occupation: Haiti and the

Dominican Republic (1900–2000)

164

10 Commonwealth, Federation, and Autonomy:

Puerto Rico, Martinique, Guadeloupe, and the

Dutch Caribbean (1900–2000)

184

11 Jamaica, Trinidad, and Grenada: Uncertain Glory

(1900–2000)

199

12 The 21st Century: Immigration and Uncertainties

217

Appendixes

1 Tables

242

2 Basic Facts about the Caribbean

254

3 Chronology

266

4 Bibliography

279

5 SuggestedReading

289

Index

297

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