Cerro de Aripo, 372
Cervera, Spanish admiral, 195
Cespedes, Carlos Manuel de, 177,
178
Chacon, José Maria, 377
Chaguaramas Bay, 380
Charles I., of England, grants
Caribbees to Earl of Carlisle,
75
Charles II., of England, makes
grants to Lord Willoughby,
75 ; loyalty of Barbados to,
360
Charlestown, 316
Charlotte Amalia, 295
Charlotte Town, 327
Chorrera, Torre de, 142
Christianstaed, 300
Christophe, Haitian general, 240,
24!
Cibao, interior district of Haiti,
29, 39, 227
Ciboneys, or Cebuneys (also Sib-
oneys), native tribe in Cuba, 27
Cienfuegos, 158
Cinco Villas, district of Cuba,
.141, 152
Cipango, Columbus’s misconceptions
regarding, 2, 39
Cisneros y Betancourt, Salvador,
178, 185
Cleveland, President, message
relating to Cuba, 192
Climate, general character, 21 ;
of Bahamas, 118 ; of Cuba,
138 ; of Jamaica, 206-208 ; of
Haiti, 232, 233 ; of Puerto
Rico, 264, 265 ; of Barbados,
357 ; of Trinidad, 375
Coamo, 262, 276
Coanabo, cacique of Cibao or
Maguana, 42, 52, 228
Cobre, mountains in Cuba, 129
Cobre River, 203
Codrington, 305, 306
Codrington College, 364
Coffee, first cultivation, 105 ; introduced
into Martinique, 332
Colombo, Cristoforo, I t a l i a n
name of Columbus, 35
Colon, Bartolomé, or Bartolomeo,
brother of Columbus, 45,
46, 253
Colon, Cristobal, Spanish form
of name of Columbus, 35
Colon, Diego, son of Columbus,
governor of Hispaniola, 55 ;
sends out colonising expeditions,
55-57 ; burial place, 254
Colon, town in Cuba, 157
Colubanama, cacique of Higuey,
52
Columbus, Christopher, misconception
as to the Indies, 1, 2 ;
original purpose of voyages,
24; first voyage of discovery,
25-40 ; second voyage, 41-45 ;
third voyage, 45-47; fourth
voyage, 47-501 extent of explorations,
50; error regarding
Cuba, 147 ; memorials
of, 253 ; remains of, 254 ;
first landing at Puerto Rico,
266 ; names the Virgins, 293 ;
names Antigua, 308 ; lands on
Guadeloupe, 322 ; discovers
Dominica, 327 ; discovers Martinique,
330; discovers St.
Lucia, 341 ; discovers St. Vincent,
346 ; discovers Grenada,
351 ; discovers Trinidad, 370 ;
mistake about South America,
371 ; discovers Margarita, 383
Concepcion de la Vega, 252
Congress, U. S., resolution relating
to Cuba, 194 ; declaration
of war with Spain, 195
Coolies, in Jamaica, 217 ; in
Martinique, 334 ; in St. Vincent,
347 ; in Trinidad, 378,
379
Coral polyps, work among the
islands, 22 ; in the Bahamas,
116; on coast of Barbados,
... 356
Coral reefs, on Cuban coast,
133—135 ; on the coast of Haiti,
227; on coast q{ Barbados,
356
Corozal, 262
Corsairs and rovers, 61, 63-68
Cortez, Hernando, among first
colonists in Cuba, 56, 141
Cotton, first cultivation, 104
Courteen, Sir William, 359
Crittenden, Colonel, 175
Cromwell, sends fleet to West
Indies, 79 ; suppresses disorder
in Barbados, 360
Crooked Island, position, 4 ; Isabella
of Columbus, 37 ; description,
122
Crooked Island Passage, 122
Crusoe’s island, 369
Cruz, Cape, 129
Cuba, early misconceptions regarding,
2 ; position and extent,
5 ; political connection,
7 ; aboriginal inhabitants, 27 ;
discovery by Columbus, 38 ;
southern coast explored, 44 ;
first colony, 56 ; taken by the
English, 95 ; slavery in, 108-
112; physical characteristics,
128-140 ; mountains, 129,130 ;
rivers, 131-133 ; r e e f s and
keys, 134 ; ports, 134, 135 ;
minerals, 135 ; natural products,
136 ; animals, 137 ; climate,
138, 139 ; sections, 140 ;
history and government, 141-
150 ; early settlements, 141 ;
different names, 142 ; first fortifications,
143 ; establishment
of plantations, 144 ; progress
and growth, 144 ; powers of
governor-general, 145 ; system
of administration under the
Spanish, 146-150 ; provinces,
151, 152 ; judicial districts,
153 ; cities and towns, 153—
162 ; population, 163-165 ;
economic conditions, 165-168 ;
commerce, 168, 169 ; education
and religion, 169-171 ; revolutionary
movements, 172-181 ;
“ Black Eagle,” 173 ; annexation,
174 ; Lopez expeditions,
174 ; 1 ‘ Black Warrior,” 175 ;
“ Ostend Manifesto,” 176;
oppressive government, 177 ;
insurrection of 1868-78, 177 ;
court-martial of Havana students,
179 ; barbarities of
Valmaseda, 179 ; the Virginius
affair, 179, 180 ; remonstrances
of United States Government
180 ; treaty of El Zanjon, 181 ;
renewed oppression, 182 ; insurrection
of 1895-98, 183 ;
organisation of provisional
government, 184 ; military
operations, 185, 186 ; policy of
Martinez Campos, 186 ; Gen.
Weyler’s campai gn, 187 ;
Maceo in the west, 188 ; death
of Maceo, 189 ; Gomez retires
to the east, 189 ; a campaign
of devastation, 189, 190 ; the
“ reconcentrados,” i90; Blanco
supersedes Weyler, 190 ; policy
of pacification, 190, 191 ; Cuban
constitution, 191 ; message
of President Cleveland, 192 ;
message of President McKinley,
192, 193 ; the Maine blown
up, 193 ; special message of
President McKinley, 194 ; resolution
of American Congress,
194 ; declaration of war, 195 ;
Spanish fleet at Santiago, 195 ;
American troops land near
Santiago, 196 ; battles on land
and sea, 196, 197 ; surrender
of Santiago and terms of peace,
197 ; Spain evacuates island,
197 ; American occupation,
197 ; preparation for independent
government, 198 ; end of
Spanish sovereignty in Western
world, 198
Cubitas, caves of, 131 ; capital
of Cuban revolutionists,
185
Cudjo, chief of maroons, 212
Culebra, 6, 260, 277
Curaçao, situation and extent,
12 ; first settled, 73 ; taken by
the Dutch, 92 ; description,
385. 386