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Hispaniola: Caribbean Chiefdoms in the Age of Columbus
Hispaniola Caribbean Chiefdoms in the Age of Columbus Author:Samuel M. Wilson In 1492 Hispaniola was inhabited by the Taino, an Indian group whose ancestors had moved into the Caribbean archipelago from lowland South America. This book examines the early years of the contact period in the Caribbean and reconstructs the social and political organization of the Taino.