The Ongoing Fight in Hispaniola Specific Purpose: To inform the class about the decision Dominican Republic made to revoke Haitians citizenship and some of the effects. Central Idea: The Dominican Republic created the “Regularization Plan” that will lead to Haitians deportation; impacting their lives negatively. Organizational Method: Casual Main Points: I. The Dominican Republic created the “Regularization Plan” to solve the long-standing political battle against illegal immigrants from
The total amount of islands, including islets, coral reefs and cays is about seven thousand, including a majority of the area known as The Antilles. Of those islands, the four largest among them include the island nations of Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola (composed of the countries Haiti and the Dominican Republic) and Puerto Rico. Cuba is the 16th largest island by land area and is the largest island of the Caribbean. Its coastline is about 3,735 km (1.86 miles) and a total of 110,860 km (42, 803 square
The island of Hispaniola was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492 (Yomtov 41). The Spanish split Hispaniola with France and France named their side Saint-Domingue (Yomtov 43). France imported thousands of slaves to Saint-Domingue from Africa (Yomtov 43). This is the beginning of Haiti’s troubled history. In only a few years, Saint-Domingue had five hundred thousand slaves living and working on the coffee and sugar plantations, yet there were only thirty-nine thousand French settlers and plantation
Hispaniola or la Espanola, named by Christopher Columbus after his landing in 1492, is one of the largest island lying in the Caribbean Sea. The island is divided politically into the Dominican Republic and Haiti. One island, barely a barrier and yet, two completely different cultures and two completely different nations. The island was divided as a result of colonization. While the French colonized the west part of the island, what is today known as Haiti, and the Spanish colonized the east part
The contents of this section are rather varied, ranging from Columbus to wood shortages and erosion, though they are all tied together. When Columbus first landed among the natives of Hispaniola, the island was a lush green paradise with a booming population. When he and his countrymen were done with it, it was an uninhabited burnt rock. Columbus, and by extension, his society made this happen. They took everything of value, from native slaves to the wood of the jungles. The natives were tortured
exploration in the New World. After Christopher Columbus “discovers” Hispaniola in 1492, the former Spanish crown, Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand, authorized the settlement of Spanish conquerors (Torres-Saillant 127). Initially, the reason for the Spanish voyage was to find a faster trade route to Asia, increasing exports to Asia. However, Spanish conquistadors realized the abundance of resource after finding gold in Hispaniola. Immediately after, Spain began enslaving the indigenous people, the
forests add significantly to the greenhouse gas emissions. (Greenhouse, 2014) For decades, millions of hectares of forest have been cleared with various motives in mind. Two countries that have suffered greatly are Haiti, located on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean, and Indonesia, an archipelago island country in Southeast Asia. This report will discuss the omnipresent environmental problem these countries endure, the reasoning and rational behind these decisions, and the impacts and consequences
with the island of Hispaniola that was split between two nations, Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Both nations had a political tradition that dictated office holding as a political right and economic requirement for the political class known as the elite and the caudillos. Consequently, both governments acquired a considerable amount of debt during this time period in order to sustain the habits of this tradition. The United States developed an active interest in Hispaniola following the War with
Tainos: And their impact on the Caribbean Outline Thesis Statement: The Taino Indians, a unique group in Hispaniola, made many contributions to the Caribbean that are still shared and practiced in modern-day society. Introduction I. Background A. Definition of Taino B. Culture / Lifestyle II. History A. Housing / dress B. Food / agriculture C. Transportation
eyesight and toxic saliva. It lives underground and deep in the island of Hispaniola. Humans have caused its near-extinction. Listed below are its habitat, food, amount of reproduction. Also listed are the conservative activities, its physical description, man’s impact, and how many are left and other unique facts. The hispaniolan solenodon is located on the island of Hispaniola. It is most commonly found in Northern Hispaniola. Being nocturnal, during the day, it hides in tunnels and sleeps. It may