Directed by: Isabella Di Pasquale, Kala Badessich, María Secatore, Belén Goyanes and María Clara Beitia.

  Who were the native people in that region?  Who discovered that region?  What countries make up that region?  What were the native people beliefs?  What language do they speak?  What is their goverment like? The inquiry questions

  The native people in Puerto Rico were the tainos. They spoke arawak and their beliefs were: Zemis or cemis, they are gods, spirits or ancestors.  The ones that conquered Puerto Rico was the USA. Now they are independent but they depend of the US.  Their goverment is a self-governing Commonwealth with the USA. Puerto Rico

  The native people in Bahamas were the Lucayans. The Lucayans believed in the existence of superior beings, the immortal deities who inhabited the heavens.  The Bahamas were discovered by Christopher Columbus in  The Bahamas became an independent nation within the British Commonwealth in Now a days Bahamas language is English. Bahamas

  The native people of Haití were the Arawak/Taino Indians. Arawak is the general group to which they belong, and describes especially the common language. The Taino were polytheists and their gods were called ZEMI. The ZEMI controlled various functions of the universe  Haití was discovered by Christopher Colombus in Two languages are spoken in Haiti: Creole and French.  The Politics of Haiti take place in a framework of a semi-presidential republic. Haití

  The native people in Cuba were the guajiros.  The first settlers in Cuba were the Africans and the Spanish. Now a days Cuba's language is spanish.  Now a days Cuba’s religion include Roman Catholicism, Santería (developed by Africans) and a number of protestants and other groups.  Cuba has a communist government Cuba

Jamaica Jamaica is the 3rd largest Caribbean island, the native people were the Arawak. Columbus himself was stranded on Jamaica from 1503 to 1504 during his 4th voyage. Jamaica’s larger religion is christianity and their language is African-English. Jamaica is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy with the monarch being represented by a Governor-General. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II

  The native people of Dominican Republic were the Tainos, group of Arawaks who had their origins in the tropical forests of South America. Their gods were called ZEMI, they controlled various functions of the universe. Christopher Columbus first discovered the island in  Spanish is the official language of the country. Dominican Republic has a democratically represented government. Dominican Republic

  José was born in Havana in 1853 to Spanish parents Mariano Martí Navarro and Leonor Pérez Cabrera. Young José was followed by seven sisters. When he was very young his parents went with the family to Spain for a time, but soon returned to Cuba. José was a talented artist and enrolled in a school for painters and sculptors while still a teenager. Success as an artist eluded him, but he soon found another way to express himself: writing. At the age of sixteen, his editorials and poems were already being published in local newspapers. Biography José Martí

  Jail and Exile:  In 1869 José’s writing got him in serious trouble for the first time. The Ten Years’ War ( ), an attempt by Cuban landowners to gain independence from Spain and free Cuban slaves, was being fought at the time, and young José wrote passionately in support of the rebels. He was convicted of treason and sedition and sentenced to six years’ labor. He was only sixteen at the time. The chains in which he was held would scar his legs for the rest of his life. His parents intervened and after one year, José’s sentence was reduced but he was exiled to Spain. Biography

  Studies in Spain:  While in Spain, José studied law, eventually graduating with a law degree and a specialty in civil rights. He continued to write, mostly about the deteriorating situation in Cuba. During this time, he needed two operations to correct the harm done to his legs by the shackles during his time in a Cuban prison. He traveled to France with his lifelong friend Fermín Valdés Dominguez, who would also become an important figure in Cuba’s quest for independence. In 1875 he went to Mexico where he was reunited with his family. Biography

  Mexico and Guatemala :  José was able to support himself as a write in Mexico. He published several poems and translations, and even wrote a play, amor con amor se paga (“pay love back with love”) which was produced in Mexico’s main theater. In 1877 he returned to Cuba under an assumed name, but remained for less than a month before heading to Guatemala via Mexico. He quickly found work in Guatemala as a professor of literature and married Carmen Zayas Bazán. He only remained in Guatemala for one year before resigning his position as professor in protest over the arbitrary firing of a fellow Cuban from the faculty. Biography

  Return to Cuba:  In 1878, José returned to Cuba with his wife. He could not work as a lawyer, as his papers were not in order, so he resumed teaching. He remained for only about a year before being accused of conspiring with others to overthrow Spanish rule in Cuba. He was once again exiled to Spain, although his wife and child remained in Cuba. He quickly made his way from Spain to New York City. Biography

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