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The Taina and Carib women were not the only women on the ships that Colon brought on his second voyage. I share what the possible role was of these other women and their relationship with the natives on my Substack.

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As some of you know, I am taking an archeology class through El Centro Leon de Santo Domingo. In our last session, I learned something that made me pause. The presenter, Dr. Roberto Valcárcel Rojas, shared that the experience of the indigenous women had many levels of horror. Something that I had heard of but it seemed to have failed to register for me was the fact that African men would also violate indigenous women. For the natives who supported the Spanish were given positions of power, which included all the social “perks” that went along with it. One of them was the enslavement of the African. This in turn brought a deep seated rancor and bitterness from the Africans towards the natives.

And as I have begun gathering information for my African series, this tidbit sat heavy in my stomach. Most people only think of the interactions of Spanish and natives or Spanish and blacks. But few have discussed the clashes between natives and blacks. I’ve heard plenty of times about their “collaboration” with each other. But this wasn’t always the case. We know that black slaves would also pillage indigenous towns, as was the case of the town of Enriquillo, destroying and killing everyone they could find. And they also violated the women and girls.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise. Humans of all races have been cruel to each other. But I think that some of the information will bother people. Most people have this preconceived notion and bias of who these groups were and the roles they played. Most hate hearing that the suffering African was also an abuser. What we have to come to terms with is that all sides were perpetrators and victims.

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Have you heard of “las manzanillas de la muerte” or “the little apples of death”? In this article I share the information about this fascinating fruit used by the Tainos and Caribs to poison the Spanish and their other enemies.

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I have a children’s book coming out everybody! It’s coming out March 20th, this Friday! So stay tuned! I will be posting the link this Friday ❤️

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Don’t forget to subscribe to my Substack (which is free!) and read the in-depth articles I am writing there. This weekend I am covering The Girl From St Croix, who was the second historical figure I featured in my Taino series. I share information there that I don’t share anywhere else. ❤️

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Please follow my Substack and Facebook! I write in-depth articles about the Tainos on Substack and add quick posts on Facebook! I also post daily videos on Tiktok ❤️

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Doing a short series about our Taino archaeological sites. Hope you enjoy! ❤️

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The tidbits I find I post here ☺️

Today. I took the first of three classes sponsored by El Centro Leon. Curso de arqueología, creando muchos nuevos mundos, cuerpos, creencias y alimentos en el siglo XVI caribeño. And I loved everything that they spoke about, but I’m always looking for that little piece of information that I didn’t know before or it just blows my mind.

And today I learned that the Tainos used hands-free lamps to navigate caves! The lamps were made of a special kind of wood. They would then cover the tips with a special kind of plant oil or resin and light it. The lamps had small feet, allowing them to be used nearby as they painted the walls of caves. The archeological, Jago Cooper, explained that they believed that the Tainos could also attach this, usually to their back, or to their quivers (holds arrows) with rope for easy transport.

I still can’t believe that after 3 years I continue to discover new facts about the Tainos. I hope to continue to learning more even after I begin my African series. I will never leave the Tainos behind.

Make sure to click on the image to get the full picture of the lamp!

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Another quick update about the search for Enriquillo’s remains!

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Quick update!!

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