Platano Con Salami History

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Taino art wasn't limited to beads. They also used various natural resources to decorate their bodies with. This example is made of stone and has some unique features. The book, Taínos: Arte y Sociedad, gives a great description:
"The beads are generally cylindrical or tubular and feature a longitudinal perforation through which a cord was threaded to string them together, thereby forming the necklace. In some instances, they exhibit lateral perforations at one end-openings likely intended for the insertion of decorative feathers. This feature endowed the necklace with a chromatic richness of great beauty, conferring upon the wearer a personal adornment of impressive distinction-one unmatched by any other decorative garment-given that feathers rank among the most exotic elements of the tropical natural world. As we have previously noted, the strands of stone beads-which the Taíno people referred to as *cibas*—were held in high esteem by them and were customarily presented as gifts to the parents of a betrothed woman." Source: García Arévalo, Manuel A. Taínos, Arte y Sociedad. Banco Popular Dominicano, 2019.

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I found this story fascinating! Hope you enjoy 😊

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A quick video about the research done on this amazing Taino art form ❤️

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As I am ending my series on the Tainos, more and more info just keeps popping up!

I am currently researching El Corral de Los Indios in San Juan de La Maguana and have ended up finding a piece of information that has blown a whole into the supposed fact that by 1550, the natives had mostly been destroyed.

Father Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix (1682–1761), also known as Pére Charlevoix, was a French Jesuit priest, scholar and explorer who traveled extensively in the 1700s, as France had acquired large portions of the Americas. About 30% of the current US states were under French control at one point. He detailed his travels and commented on the different areas in a very impartial way since he wasn’t dependent on any government agencies. He is generally considered a highly trustworthy and a great source for the history, geography, and ethnography of the areas owned by France at the time.

He also ended up visiting the Spanish side of the island of Española while fulfilling his spiritual duties. He wrote that in 1724, “The city itself comprises only one parish, while ten others are distributed throughout the rest of the colony; namely: one in Altagracia, one in Santiago, one in Begue (not sure which town this is), one in Cotui, one in Seïbo, and one in Monte Plata (the parish priest of which also ministers to the indigenous villages of Boya and Bayaguana); one in Gohava (not sure which one this is), one in Banica, and the tenth in Azua—the priest of which travels from time to time to Higuey to celebrate Mass in the districts of San Juan de la Maguana and Neiba, where there are neither priests nor churches.”

- Histoire de l'Isle espagnole ou de S. Domingue. Tome 2

So, if I read that correctly, he’s saying that in 1724, there were still indigenous villages in Boya and Bayaguana that were being serviced by Monte Plata. I wonder if this is where the idea that Enriquillo’s people were from Boya? We know that the documents make it clear that he actually lived near Azua, at the base of the Bahoruco mountains.

I always say that there is a grain of truth in every story told.

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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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