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Andrew’s Current Blog

Archived blogs chronicling 1492 from a bicultural perspective appear under 1492 Blogs.

Andrew’s Current Blog

Archived blogs chronicling 1492 from a bicultural perspective appear under 1492 Blogs.

 

Statues and Illustrations of Anacaona

I returned from visiting the Dominican Republic last week, completing my research for the next sequel. It will retell the years 1498 to 1502, depicting Anacaona’s then successful struggle to maintain rule of her and her brother’s chiefdom despite “Española’s” conquest...

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Portraits and Statues of Queen Isabella

I’ve just returned from a trip to Spain, and I’ll visit the Dominican Republic next month, completing my research for the next sequel. The book will retell the years 1498 to 1502, depicting Queen Isabella’s sincere but failed effort to curtail her conquerors’ abuses...

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Caonabó, Anacaona, and Enriquillo

In advance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day, I post photos of busts of Chiefs Caonabó, Anacaona, and Enriquillo, portions of statues in the Dominican Republic (San Juan de la Maguana for Caonabó and Anacaona, south of Lake Enriquillo for Enriquillo). As my published books...

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Chief Caonabó’s Death

Historians have disagreed when and where Chief Caonabó died at sea, with the primary sources noted below conflicted and unclear. Bartolomé de Las Casas believed he drowned right in the harbor at Isabela during a storm that sank the caravel in which he was chained...

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Return to Guadeloupe

The Niña and India were overloaded with Spanish passengers and Taíno slaves (as well as Chief Caonabó), and Columbus imposed tight rations from the moment they departed Isabela for Spain (see prior post). He set the caravels’ initial course toward islands he’d visited...

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Columbus and Caonabó Depart for Spain

As depicted in Columbus and Caonabó, on March 10, 1496 (528 years ago), Chief Caonabó was unshackled from the ground in Columbus’s fortified residence at Isabela and escorted north through the settlement to its beach and pier, where he was hauled to sail with Columbus...

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