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Haitian man shares his Ancestry DNA Results

Haitian man shares his Ancestry DNA Results

World Map Of Haiti –Historia con Mapas The Taíno people were the indigenous people of the Caribbean and Florida. At the time of European contact in the late 15th century, they were the principal inhabitants of most of Cuba, Trinidad , Jamaica, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and Puerto Rico. In the Greater Antilles, the […]

The Island Of Hispaniola

The Island Of Hispaniola

Hispaniola is the 22nd-largest island in the world, located in the Caribbean, the Greater Antilles. At the time of Columbus‘ arrival in 1492, there were five Taíno chiefdoms and territories on Hispaniola, each led by a principal Cacique (chieftain), to whom tribute was paid. Ayiti or Haiti (“land of high mountains”) was the indigenous Taíno name […]