Words of the Caribs in Central America / by Col[onel] Galindo in Journ[al] [of the] Roy[al] Geogr[aphical] Soc[iety] III (London 1833). [between 1851 and 1878]

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Words of the Caribs in Central America / by Col[onel] Galindo in Journ[al] [of the] Roy[al] Geogr[aphical] Soc[iety] III (London 1833). [between 1851 and 1878]

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C. Hermann Berendt's transcription of a vocabulary list of 17 words, and the numbers 1 to 10, in English and Garifuna, from a brief article published by Juan Galindo, in 1833, under the title Notice of the Caribs in Central America, in the third volume of the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society (p. 290-291); Galindo dated his article from Government House, Trugillo (Truxillo), 1833. Berendt also includes introductory remarks (p. 1), excerpted and paraphrased from Galindo, concerning the history of the Garifuna people (referred to here as Caribs), mentioning their origin on the island of St. Vincent; their transport first by the British to Roatán in 1796, and then by the Spanish to Truxillo (Trujillo) shortly later; their dispersal along the coast of Honduras; and their founding of the town of Stann Creek (today Dangriga), in Belize. To the right of some of the Garifuna words, Berendt notes in red ink, for comparison, the equivalent Carib words as spoken in Guyana, from W.H. Brett's book The Indian tribes of Guiana.

2 leaves : paper ; 202 x 127 (140 x 90-95) mm. bound to 202 x 127 mm.

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Berendt, C. Hermann (Carl Hermann), 1817-1878

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Galindo, Juan, 1802-1839

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Juan Galindo resided in Costa Rica and Guatemala during the first half of the nineteenth century. He was a governor of the province of Peten in Guatemala and an archaeologist who studied Indian ruins in Central America. He was elected to the American Antiquarian Society in 1836. He was a member of a number of other historical and geographical societies. From the description of Papers, 1831-1839. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259361 ...

Brinton, Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison), 1837-1899

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Dr. Daniel Garrison Brinton (13 May 1837-31 July 1899) was born in Thornbury Township, Chester County, Pa., on "Homestead Farm" to Lewis and Ann (Garrison) Brinton. Brinton entered the army as a surgeon and served as Medical Director of the II Army Corps, holding the rank of Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel. After the war, Brinton became well known for his work in ethnology, anthropology, and linguistics of North and South America. From the description of Dr. Daniel Garrison Brinton papers,...