LEADER 03094nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910784606103321 005 20230816002314.0 010 $a0-8173-8100-7 024 7 $a2027/heb03842 035 $a(CKB)1000000000396865 035 $a(EBL)438233 035 $a(OCoLC)647887752 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000084279 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11111047 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000084279 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10165202 035 $a(PQKB)11786811 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8645 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL438233 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10387733 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC438233 035 $a(dli)HEB03842 035 $a(MiU)MIU01000000000000005101055 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000396865 100 $a19901207d1990 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHispaniola$b[electronic resource] $eCaribbean chiefdoms in the age of Columbus /$fSamuel M. Wilson 210 $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc1990 215 $a1 online resource (185 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8173-0462-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 143-163) and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Illustrations; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The First Spanish Voyage to the New World; 3. The Vega Real; 4. The Adelantado's Visit to Xaragua; 5. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index 330 $aIn 1492 the island of Hispaniola was inhabited by the Ta&iactue;no, an Indian group whose ancestors had moved into the Caribbean archipelago from lowland South America more than 1,500 years before. They were organized politically into large cacicazgos, or chiefdoms, comprising 70 or more villages under the authority of a paramount cacique, or chief. From the first voyage on, Columbus made Hispaniola his primary base for operations in the New World. Over the subsequent decades, disease, warfare, famine, and enslavement brought about the destruction of the Ta&iactue;no c 606 $aTaino Indians$xFirst contact with other peoples 606 $aTaino Indians$xKings and rulers 606 $aTaino Indians$xHistory 606 $aIndians of the West Indies$xFirst contact with other peoples$zHispaniola 606 $aIndians of the West Indies$zHispaniola$xKings and rulers 606 $aIndians of the West Indies$zHispaniola$xHistory 615 0$aTaino Indians$xFirst contact with other peoples. 615 0$aTaino Indians$xKings and rulers. 615 0$aTaino Indians$xHistory. 615 0$aIndians of the West Indies$xFirst contact with other peoples 615 0$aIndians of the West Indies$xKings and rulers. 615 0$aIndians of the West Indies$xHistory. 676 $a972.93/01 676 $a972.9301 676 $a972.9302 700 $aWilson$b Samuel Meredith$f1957-$01499090 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910784606103321 996 $aHispaniola$93724910 997 $aUNINA