Spanish colonization of the Caribbean

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Caribbean
gptkbp:beganIn 1492
gptkbp:challenge gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Dutch_Empire
gptkb:French_Empire
gptkbp:conductedBy gptkb:Spain
gptkbp:endDate late 17th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Spanish colonization of the Caribbean
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Christopher_Columbus
gptkbp:ledTo Catholicism in the Caribbean
Spanish language in the Caribbean
gptkbp:legacy colonial architecture
plantation economy
transatlantic slave trade
Catholic missions
introduction of European crops
mestizo population
Spanish legal system
creole culture
introduction of European livestock
Spanish place names
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Spanish_conquest_of_Cuba
gptkb:Spanish_conquest_of_Jamaica
gptkb:Spanish_conquest_of_Puerto_Rico
Taíno genocide
establishment of Santo Domingo
founding of Havana
introduction of sugar plantations
slave revolts
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Bartolomé_de_las_Casas
gptkb:Nicolás_de_Ovando
gptkb:Diego_Columbus
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Bahamas
gptkb:Cuba
gptkb:Hispaniola
gptkb:Jamaica
gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkb:Trinidad
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Age_of_Discovery
gptkbp:resultedIn decline of indigenous populations
introduction of European diseases
African slave trade in the Caribbean
Spanish Empire expansion
establishment of encomienda system
forced labor of indigenous peoples
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ponce_de_León
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6