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The original Haitians were called the Arawaks or Tainos.
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The Arawaks were a gentle and inoffensive people as their name (meal-eaters) signifies.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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He noted that the gentle Arawaks were remarkable for their hospitality.
Eric Kasum: Columbus Day? True Legacy: Cruelty and Slavery Eric Kasum 2010
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Columbus 'acts of cruelty were so unspeakable and so legendary - even in his own day - that Governor Francisco De Bobadilla arrested Columbus and his two brothers, slapped them into chains, and shipped them off to Spain to answer for their crimes against the Arawaks.
Eric Kasum: Columbus Day? True Legacy: Cruelty and Slavery Eric Kasum 2010
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Columbus 'acts of cruelty were so unspeakable and so legendary - even in his own day - that Governor Francisco De Bobadilla arrested Columbus and his two brothers, slapped them into chains, and shipped them off to Spain to answer for their crimes against the Arawaks.
Eric Kasum: Columbus Day? True Legacy: Cruelty and Slavery Eric Kasum 2010
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When he set foot on that sandy beach in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492, Columbus discovered that the islands were inhabited by friendly, peaceful people called the Lucayans, TaÃnos and Arawaks.
Eric Kasum: Columbus Day? True Legacy: Cruelty and Slavery Eric Kasum 2010
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Why Columbus' shadow endures and exceeds that of others including, the Tainos and Arawaks who were decimated within half a century of his arrival in the Caribbean is because his voyages accomplished two things.
Vito de la Cruz: I Don't Have To Celebrate Columbus Vito de la Cruz 2011
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When he set foot on that sandy beach in the Bahamas on October 12, 1492, Columbus discovered that the islands were inhabited by friendly, peaceful people called the Lucayans, Taínos and Arawaks.
Eric Kasum: Columbus Day? True Legacy: Cruelty and Slavery Eric Kasum 2010
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The Caribes were wiping out the Arawaks in the Antilles before the Spanish got there.
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The Arawaks had no weapons; their society had neither criminals, prisons nor prisoners.
Eric Kasum: Columbus Day? True Legacy: Cruelty and Slavery Eric Kasum 2010
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