would repay this investment with profit by bringing back gold, spices, and other tribute from Asia. This pressing need to repay his debt underlies the frantic tone of Columbus' diaries as he raced from one Caribbean island to the next, stealing anything of value. After he failed to contact the emperor of China, the traders of India or the merchants of Japan, Columbus decided to pay for his voyage in the one important commodity he had found in ample supply - human lives. He seized 1,200 Taino Indians, crammed as many onto his ships as would fit and sent them to Spain, where they were paraded naked through the streets of Seville and sold as slaves in 1495. Columbus tore children from their parents, husbands from wives. On board Columbus' slave ships, hundreds died; the sailors tossed the Indian bodies into the Atlantic. Because Columbus captured more Indian slaves than he could transport to Spain in his small ships, he put them to work in mines and plantations
much as 80 kilometres in width, amounting to 11, 100 km 2. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea. With 2.8 million people, it is the third most populous anglophone country in North America, after the United States and Canada. Kingston is the largest city in Jamaica and the country's capital. I am interested in this country and it is my favourite country. History The Arawak and Taino indigenous people originating from South America settled on the island between 4000 and 1000 BC. When Christopher Columbus arrived in 1494 there were over 200 villages ruled by caciques. The south coast of Jamaica was the most populated, especially around the area now known as Old Harbour. Christopher Columbus claimed Jamaica for Spain after landing there in 1494. Columbus' probable landing point was Dry Harbour, now called Discovery Bay.
on veel: Kingston, Portmore, Spanish Town, Mandeville, Ocho Ros, Port Antonio ja Montego Bay. Enamus linnasid paiknevad rannikualal. Jamaica asub troopilises kliimavöötmes ehk kuuma ja niiske õhuga kohas. Atlandi ookeani orkaanidevööse kuulub ka Jamaica. Saar on enamasti mägine, kujult pikklik ja sakilise rannajoonega. Jamaica kõrgeim koht on Blue Mountain Peak (2256 m). Saar Avastatud Christopher Columbuse poolt 1494. Kujunes välja Hispaanlaste poolt 16. sajandil. Pärismaalased Taino indiaanlased kes asusid Jamaical sajandeid hävitati ning asendati Aarika orjadega. Inglased omastasid saare 1655 ja asustasid sinna suhkru, kakaoo ja Kohvi istandused. Orjandus Lõpeatati 1834 ja veerand miljonit orja vabastati kellest paljud hakkasid väikseid farme pidama. Jamaica lõpuks vabastati Inglise võimu alt 1958 ning kuulutati iseseisvaks. 1958 liitus Jamaica teiste britti kolooniatega millest kujunes välja Lääne Indid. Jamaika sai täieliku iseseisvuse aastal 1962
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