History of the Caribbean | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-05

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History of the Caribbean


00:01:31 1 Before European contact
00:04:07 2 Early colonial history
00:04:56 2.1 Spanish conquest
00:06:02 2.2 Other European powers
00:09:11 2.3 Huguenot corsairs
00:13:25 2.4 Wars of Religion
00:20:26 2.5 Slavery
00:22:30 2.5.1 Marriage, separation, and sale together
00:24:29 2.6 Colonial laws
00:26:29 3 Impact of colonialism on the Caribbean
00:26:39 3.1 Economic exploitation
00:31:03 3.2 Wars
00:33:27 3.3 Slave rebellions
00:34:40 3.3.1 Caribbean slave uprisings (1522–1844)
00:34:58 4 Independence
00:37:29 5 Islands currently under European or U.S. administration
00:39:12 6 History of U.S. relations
00:43:05 7 Economic change in the 20th century
00:43:43 7.1 Tourism
00:46:24 7.2 Financial services
00:47:08 7.3 Shipping
00:49:05 8 Notes
00:49:14 9 See also



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The 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 First Spanish settlements were established in the Caribbean starting in 1493. Although the Spanish conquests of the Aztec empire and the Inca empire in the early sixteenth century made Mexico and Peru more desirable places for Spanish exploration and settlement, the Caribbean remained strategically important.
Beginning in the 1620s and 1630s, non-Hispanic privateers, traders, and settlers established permanent colonies and trading posts on islands neglected by Spain. Such colonies spread throughout the Caribbean, from the Bahamas in the North West to Tobago in the South East. In addition, beginning in the 1620s, French and English buccaneers settled in places like the island of Tortuga, the northern and western coasts of Hispaniola, and later in Jamaica.
After the Spanish American wars of independence in the early 19th century, only the islands of Cuba and Puerto Rico remained part of the Spanish Empire in the New World. In the 20th century the Caribbean was again important during World War II, in the decolonization wave after the war, and in the tension between Communist Cuba and the United States. Genocide, slavery, immigration, and rivalry between world powers have given Caribbean history an impact disproportionate to its size.