History of (Neo-)Colonialism in the Caribbean Area (1)

1492 --96 The arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492

(1) 16th-18th centuries -- Colonial period

• 1624 British settlement of Barbados.
• 1655 British capture of Jamaica from Spain.
• 1797 British capture Trinidad from Spain.

Creolization and the conflicts between the white masters, black slaves and mulatto.