ANT 111 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Romanticism
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Colonization: 16th century spanish, 19th century u. s: spanish colonized pr in 1508, u. s. recolonized pr. Citizens of pr = citizens of u. s. Differences of the rights given to them as citizens differs. No middle time colonization stayed spanish: whereas haiti and jamaica were originally spanish and were taken over by. Fueling stations mainly used as ports/stopping points for spanish fleets. Spanish were more interested in precious metals/gold in andes and mexico: little interest in the sugar trade. U. s. later emphasized plantations and exporting goods. No bottom base (little slave population) to do work. Little population of slaves/colonists: many went to haiti and jamaica. Creoles = people born in colonies/new world colonists felt more puerto rican than. Spanish: long-distance control by the crown (spanish) They were more concerned with their own land of pr than in benefiting the crown country. Perpetuation of african cultural materials were weaker in pr than in haiti and jamaica.
