Chapter 1,377 The kingdom of the natives is right before our eyes!
"Pray to the Almighty Lord! May those who are baptized die towards the cleansing that washes away sins in the death and resurrection of the Lord, and finally enjoy the wonderful resurrection after death!..."
The prayers led by the two noble captains rang out on the two Portuguese ships. Six corpses were thrown into the endless sea.
During this siege by the Caribbean, six people on the flagship were hit by arrows, and four died. Four on the auxiliary ship were poisoned, but only two died. The original fleet of forty-four people once again dropped to thirty-eight.
People, the morale of the fleet suddenly dropped!
Now it seems that the lost voyage in the storm was indeed a misfortune caused by fate. Columbus made a straight first voyage to the Bahamas, and came to the territory of the kind and honest Taino tribe. Along the way, he ate, drank, cheated, looted, burned, killed and plundered. And Bruno
On his maiden voyage, he stumbled into the territory of the extremely xenophobic Caribbean people, and sailed all the way to the Caribbean’s home base!
You must know that among the many tribes in the entire Caribbean Islands, whether it is the Ciboney people, the marginal ancestors, or the Aravacanteno-Locono people, the largest group, there are far fewer than hundreds of people.
Years ago, the newly rising Caribbean people were fierce and barbaric!
These ferocious tribes who occupied the Lesser Antilles used the simplest canoes, stone spears, hunting bows and blowguns to resist the Western colonists for more than a hundred years!
Their two most powerful weapons, the first one is the famous "curtain of poison arrows". They apply deadly jungle frog poison to light arrows and blow darts, and use "natural enchantment" to eliminate the colonists' armor.
And their other more powerful weapon is "poverty"! They are poor and poor, and usually do not provide any "trophies" except food. Moreover, they are poor and violent, and they will bite every sight.
The first bite was like a crab with a hard shell and sharp claws, and no meat at all...
"Lord! Why is there another big island full of ferocious natives? So many barbaric natives rowing boats, another two or three hundred!..."
"Damn it! They found us and rushed towards us again!...Turn! Turn! Avoid them, fire less shots, save some gunpowder!..."
Less than a hundred miles northwest of Martinique is what later became Dominica. This large island in the Caribbean resisted Western colonists for the longest time and was not conquered until the 18th century. Like Martinique, it
It is the core gathering area for Caribbean people!
Dominica is a mountainous island with a very winding and steep coastline and no natural harbor for large ships. The most eye-catching symbol on the island is the Diablotin volcano, which is more than 1,400 meters on the north side. This volcano makes the center
The basin is very fertile and supports many Caribbean tribes. Before the introduction of the plague from the Old World, it was estimated that there were between 5,000 and 9,000 tribes, perhaps more, and the density was astonishing.
"Foda-se! Bypass these annoying swarms of wasps! Bypass this big damn island!…"
Bruno felt a headache as soon as he saw the size of the native's boat. This group of barbarians with dyed hair and tattooed faces would either fight or run away when they met. They refused any communication and could not be coaxed at all. They were completely "violent and uncooperative".
These Caribbean people can shoot all kinds of arrows, some arrows are not poisonous, some arrows are poisonous, and some are highly poisonous. Once the sailors are shot, life or death depends on their fate. What's worse is that even with all their efforts,
, there is almost no benefit from killing these natives!
Even if it is expensive purple dye, they never seem to have any excess storage, and they always use as much as they can. This can be clearly seen from the fact that the heads only dye half of their hair!
"Boom! Boom!..."
The artillery of the Portuguese fleet, as always, exerted a dispersing effect, killing seven or eight natives again. Taking advantage of the temporary fear of the Caribbean natives to disperse, the fleet turned around and collided with the rich island of Dominica.
Pass by.
This core island of the Caribbean does have murex that produces purple dye, and it can also be called the "Purple Island." However, extracting purple dye requires a lot of manpower to catch, breed and collect murex, which is a real
"Labor-intensive industry". Without enough docile slaves, it would be almost impossible for the sparse colonists to extract dyes by themselves...
The national flag of Dominica in later generations has a parrot with purple feathers. This is also the only national flag of later generations with a purple color. As for another country with purple on its flag, it is Nicaragua, which is also located in the Caribbean.
, adding purple to the rainbow…
"God bless you! Be careful and vigilant! If you see these small boat natives with leaders with dyed hair again, as long as the number exceeds a hundred, avoid them as soon as possible!..."
"Inform Knight Silvera! Tell him not to fire so hard! If we keep firing like this, we will run out of gunpowder before we encounter the kingdom of natives that Columbus mentioned!..."
A hundred miles north and west from the Dominican Purple Island is Guadeloupe, the second largest island in the Lesser Antilles, second only to Trinidad's Black Oil Island. Of course, in the mouths of the local tribes, it is
There is also a more beautiful name, "Karukera", "Island of Beautiful Waters", referred to as "Water Island"!
"Blessed Mother! Captain, we haven't seen any troublesome natives yet... Should we stop at this island to replenish some food and water?..."
"There is still enough food, eat sparingly! As for water... keep watchmen on alert! Move quickly, replenish some fresh water and go!..."
Guadeloupe Water Island has many rivers and lush scenery. Bruno could vaguely see the smoke from cooking in the distance, but he had no interest in checking it out.
The sailors on the ship did not want to attack the native villages anymore, mainly because they were worried about the "poisonous arrows cursed by the devil." This kind of probability of hitting and random death is often more psychologically satisfying than fighting with real swords and guns.
It’s scary!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Raise the sails and keep going!..."
As the sun set, the Portuguese exploration fleet set sail again, bidding farewell to this last "big island" in the Lesser Antilles. From Trinidad to Guadeloupe, there are seven volcanic islands with rich land.
A Caribbean tribe that raises tens of thousands of people!
These seven large islands are Trinidad's "Black Oil Island", Grenada's "Narrow Island", St. Vincent's "Rainbow Island", St. Lucia's "Sulfur Springs Island", and Martinique's "Flower Island".
This is the essence of the entire Lesser Antilles, and it was not until the Age of Enlightenment in the 17th century that the plantation islands were finally completely colonized and slowly developed. And to use a short poem compiled by someone unknown, the Seven Islands began
From south to north, that is:
"Black Bay, colorful springs, flowers and purple water, and the Seven Islands are all good places! The volcanic rivers are rich and fertile, sugar cane, cinnamon and coffee. We have enough cassava and bananas, but the natives are difficult to deal with..."
Ahem! After crossing the seven islands, the remaining scattered islands in the Lesser Antilles, such as Antigua-Barbuda-Montserrat, and St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla, are all "
"Zhazha"! Most of these barren, loose islands with few rivers are the territory of small Caribbean tribes. A small number of them are still inhabited by cave-dwelling Sibonese people. They can be referred to as "cave-dwelling islands". By the way, there are also
Barbados, which the fleet missed, was later known as the "Sugar Island" for its sugar production...
The cave islands are dry, barren, and small in area, which naturally means that the size and number of tribes that can support them begin to decrease rapidly. It was not until he arrived here that Bruno carefully selected the target and loosened the "dog leash" again. Then, the fleet
They slaughtered a small tribe of a hundred people and captured a few Siboney coolie sailors, which boosted their morale a little.
"Lord! According to the captured prisoners... From here on, there are no islands in the north. There are only islands in the west, and they are very big islands!... And those Caribbean people who are as annoying as wasps are getting more and more...
They come less and less, and almost never encounter them! More of them seem to be Guanahani people? It seems that they are the same race as the guides?..."
"Blessed Mother! I have another strong premonition! The real kingdom of the natives is on the big island to the west, very close before our eyes!..."
