Transcript Span - Greenwood County School District 52 / Overview

Chapter 3
El Carribe
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Located in Puerto Rico, is the largest one
plate telescope in the world. It measures 305
meters in diameter. With the help of the
telescope, scientist have discovered planets.
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Is full of modern hotels and skyscrapers,
meanwhile buildings and streets of old
Habana are in need of repair to conserve their
colonial history. This contrast between
modern and antique is common in the
Caribbean Islands.
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Spanish speaking countries and territories in
the Caribbean.
Puerto Rico 3,916,632 (San Juan)
Cuba 11,346,670 (La Habana)
Dominican Republic 8,950,034 (Santo
Domingo)
Main Industries
Coffee, Sugar, bananas, cacao, medicine and
chemical, textiles, tourism.
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During January and March humpback whales
migrate to the east coast Samana, Dominican
Republic, for reproduction and the birth of
their young.
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Are perfect for a big variety of water sports
like windsurfing, scuba diving, fishing or
skiing. Millions of tourist mainly from the
United States and Europe arrive in the
Caribbean Islands each year.
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Was constructed in 1509 following his arrival
to Santo Domingo by the governor Diego
Colón the son of Christopher Columbus.
Alcazar was the castle of Diego Colón.Today
Alcazar serves as a museum. Each one of the
twenty-two rooms is furnished with historical
and antique pieces.
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The smallest frog in the North Hemisphere
the Eleutherodactylus Iberia, was discovered
in the tropical forest of Cuba in 1996. Only
measures a centimeter, which makes its name
three times longer than its body.
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Each year, people from the Caribbean live
with the possibility of a big destruction
caused by tropical storms. Floods, electrical
failure and destruction of homes occurs
frequently, as seen here in Habana.
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Traditionally, agricultural products, like
banana, pineapple, sugar and coffee that you
see in this photo of west Cuba, were the
primary exports of the Caribbean. Today the
economy of the Islands has diversified to
include technology products, textiles and
medical equipment.
1. Where is Alcazar de Colon
Santo Domingo
2. What is the name of the little frog that was discovered
in Cuba in 1996?
Eleutherodactylus iberia
3. Where are the tourist from that arrive in the Caribbean?
The United States and Europe
4. What are the dangers of living in the Caribbean?
tropical storms, flooding and electricity failure.
5. What are some products that are made in the
Caribbean today?
technological products, textiles, medical equipment.
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The taínos settled in the Great Antilles more
than two millennia ago. They hunted small
animals and they cultivated harvest like
yucca, corn, pumpkin and peanuts. The
Caribs, an aggressive tribe that had
conquered the smaller Antilles tribe,
attacked the taínos frequently. Investigate the
distance between the Greater and the Lesser
Antilles.
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Arrived in the Island of San Salvador in the
Bahamas in 1492 and took possession of the
archipelago (group of Islands) in the name of
the Kings of Spain.
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In the XVI century the Spanish constructed
forts in Puerto Rico, Cuba, La Hispaniola, and
Cartagena de Indias to protect themselves
from the attacks from Holland, England,
France and a variety of pirate groups. The
sailors carrying gold on their boat would
reunite in Habana, and as a security measure,
cross the Atlantic Ocean in Caravans. Why do
you think it was safer to travel in a caravan?
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Boats full of slaves from providences of the
African continent crossed the Atlantic Ocean
and arrived in Caribbean Islands changing the
demographics of the Islands. African heritage
transformed artistic, literary and cultural
expression of the region. How is this
influence is seen today in the Caribbean?
This influence is seen in the
music and the food of the
Caribbean.
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In 1822 the Haitians invaded the Dominican
Republic and took control of the island for
twenty-two years. La Trinitaria, a
revolutionary movement thought of by Juan
Pablo Duarte, was essential in obtaining
Independence for the Dominican Republic in
1844.
What is the name of the island that is shared
by Haiti and the Dominican Republic?
Hispaniola
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Spain lost the Islands of Puerto Rico and Cuba
to the United States in the Hispanic-North
American War of 1898. Covered with armor
from Spain, la Infanta Maria Teresa, left
defeated from the port of Santiago Cuba,
marking the end of the colonial period of
Spain. What countries fought in the HispanicNorth American War?
Spain and the United States
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Regiment 65 was founded in 1899, it was a
infantry group comprised of puerto ricans
that voluntarily fought in the first world war
on the United States Side. They also
participated in important campaigns in the
Korean War. Four soldiers from the regiment
received the Cross of Distinguished Service
and 124 of them received the Silver Star.
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After Fidel Castro took power in 1959,
millions of Cubans took refuge in the United
States. Between 1965 and 1973 more than
260,000 Cuban refugees arrived in the United
States. In the decade eighty was a departure
of a large number of people in boats. La
flotilla de Mariel brought more than 125,000
Cubans to the coast of Florida.
Precolombino
 Los Tainos impressed the Spanish with their
complex and rich culture. Pots, jewelry,
furniture and other pre-Columbian artifacts is
found in the Museum of the Dominican Man
in Santo Domingo.
 Why do you think the Tainos used this
furniture?
For religious ceremonies.
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The elaborate sculptures made from fine
wood are very typical on the Island of Puerto
Rico.
Why do you think wood is used so much in
artesian work of Puerto Rico?
Wood is used a lot in artesian work because
it had a special value since
pre-Columbian time.
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Jungla Cubana was painted by the Cuban
artist Esteban Chartrand (1840-1884).
Educated in France, Chartrand was a modern
painter for his tropical landscapes reflecting
the European romanticism.
What looks “romantic” to you in this
picture?
In El Velorio, painted by the puerto rican Jose
Francisco Oller y Cesteros, they celebrate the
death of a child with dances. But also one
sees the profound sadness of the family.
 Why do you think that there is a celebration
and sadness at the same time?
There is sadness because of the death of a
child, but death is also celebrated in some
cultures as part of the cycle of
life.
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The rooster is one of many pictures with the
same protagonist, the rooster, painted by the
Cuban artist Mariano Rodriguez (1912-1990)
in the 1940’s. Mariano as he was known,
considered his work were more expressionist
than abstract because to begin his work he
observered the reality of the objects.
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The Cuban artist Wifredo Lam (1902-1982)
studied art in Madrid, Spain. One can see the
influence of surrealism of Pablo Picasso in
this work, Rumblings of the Earth (1950).
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The picture Cuatro Vientos by the Dominican
painter Ramon Oviedo (1924-) is an example
of contemporary abstract art.
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Oscar de la Renta, native of the Dominican
Republic earned his fame in the modern
world working in the house of Elizabeth
Arden in New York.