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Myth 1. Caribbean history started with the arrival of Christoper Columbus in 1492
Myth 2. The Arawaks and Caribs were the two major groups in the precolonial Caribbean
Myth 3. Columbus met Arawaks in the northern Caribbean
Myth 4. The natives encountered by Christopher Columbus in the northern Caribbean migrated from South America
Myth 5. The Arawaks were the first potters and farmers to have settled in the Caribbean
Myth 6. The Ciboneys lived in western Cuba at the time of Spanish contact
Myth 7. The Island-Caribs were cannnibals
Myth 8. All the Amerindians migrating from South America to the Caribbean island-hopped from the continent to the Lesser and Greater Antilles
Myth 9. The Spanish introduced syphilis into the Caribbean and the new world
Myth 10. Christopher Columbus wrote the version of his "Diario" (diary) that we use today
Myth 11. The Spanish colonists brought "civilization" to native societies in the Caribbean.
Myth 2. The Arawaks and Caribs were the two major groups in the precolonial Caribbean
Myth 3. Columbus met Arawaks in the northern Caribbean
Myth 4. The natives encountered by Christopher Columbus in the northern Caribbean migrated from South America
Myth 5. The Arawaks were the first potters and farmers to have settled in the Caribbean
Myth 6. The Ciboneys lived in western Cuba at the time of Spanish contact
Myth 7. The Island-Caribs were cannnibals
Myth 8. All the Amerindians migrating from South America to the Caribbean island-hopped from the continent to the Lesser and Greater Antilles
Myth 9. The Spanish introduced syphilis into the Caribbean and the new world
Myth 10. Christopher Columbus wrote the version of his "Diario" (diary) that we use today
Myth 11. The Spanish colonists brought "civilization" to native societies in the Caribbean.