WebPre-colonial history. Before the arrival of Europeans and Africans in the 16th century, various Amerindian groups passed through or settled on St. Vincent and the Grenadines, including the Ciboney, Arawak, and Carib people. These groups likely originated in the Orinoco Valley of South America and migrated north through Trinidad and the Lesser …

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WebThe history of the Caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the European powers since the 15th century. In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in the Caribbean and claimed the region for Spain. The following year, the first Spanish settlements were established in the Caribbean. Although the Spanish conquests …

WebPeople and languages. Kalina people, or Caribs, an indigenous people of South America . Carib language, also known as Kalina, the language of the South American Caribs; Kalinago people, or Island Caribs, an indigenous people of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean . Island Carib language, or simply Carib, the language of the Island Caribs; …

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WebEarly Spanish explorers and administrators used the terms Arawak and Caribs to distinguish the peoples of the Caribbean, with Carib reserved for indigenous groups that they considered hostile and Arawak for groups that they considered friendly.: 121 In 1871, ethnologist Daniel Garrison Brinton proposed calling the Caribbean populace "Island …

WebThe Kalinago, also known as the Island Caribs or simply Caribs, are an indigenous people of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean.They may have been related to the Mainland Caribs (Kalina) of South America, but they spoke an unrelated language known as Island Carib. They also spoke a pidgin language associated with the Mainland Caribs.. At the time of …

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WebThe French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a theater of the Seven Years' War, which pitted the North American colonies of the British Empire against those of the French, each side being supported by various Native American tribes. At the start of the war, the French colonies had a population of roughly 60,000 settlers, compared with 2 million in the British …

WebThe population is mainly of African descent, with some Europeans, people from the Indian subcontinent, and Caribs.Dominica is the only island with a relatively large and distinctive group of Carib Indians, descendants of the people who inhabited the island before European colonization. Most of the remaining Caribs, a small number of whom are solely …