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Jamaica's First Peoples and the Spanish Conquest — Fexingo History

Jamaica's First Peoples and the Spanish Conquest — Fexingo History

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This pilot episode of The History of Jamaica opens in 1494, as Christopher Columbus approaches the island's northeastern coast. Lucas and Luna explore the world of the Taíno people — their villages, their cassava gardens, their ball courts — and the rapid devastation that followed European arrival. They discuss the encomienda system, the first Spanish settlements like Sevilla la Nueva, and the near-total collapse of the indigenous population through disease and forced labor. The episode also touches on the legacy of names like cacique Mayamot and the island's original name, Xaymaca. By the end, listeners understand why Jamaica became a strategic prize and how its foundational violence shaped centuries of resistance to come. Future episodes will follow the British invasion, the rise of plantation slavery, and the maroon communities that fought for freedom.

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