Thanks for this updated info... in the past Bluefield in Nicaragua use to be very Jamaican and reflective of the Jamaican people who settle there from Westmoreland ....the government of Nicaragua actively changed the character of the area..
The first wave of blacks that arrive to what is now Bluefields happened around the 19th century from Jamaica when the Miskito reserve was still a British protectorate.
Prior to the 20th century, many European and American families went to the east coast of Nicaragua for trade, including lumber. These families also came from Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, where they may have had plantations. They brought with them slaves. The slaves did mix with the Miskito Indians in the area. That's why some Miskito have African features. Some of the last names are similar to the Jamaican last names like Ebanks. I did an ancestry DNA test of someone born in Bluefields, and the DNA was from African and European than indigenous. Unfortunately, lots of these families that owned plantations also abused the women who worked on the plantation. That's why some of the bluefield's people have European in their DNA.
@jamericanyouthtravels1652 Unfortunately, this information was gathered from speaking with my aunts(not biological) who were born there and confirming through DNA that the father of my grandmother was this Samuel Spellman. Her mother worked in his home there. This is some information I did find. www.foresthistory.org.au/Proceedings2004/126.pdf
@@jamericanyouthtravels1652 you can start lookup greytown Nicaragua which even used to have a train or even lookup Theo Vons father information. Vanderbuilt had steamers that sailed from rhe Caribbean up to the San Juan River to Lake Nicaragua to transport gold miners for the 1849 California gold rush.
My family is from the Atlantic Coast. One of my great grandfather's came over from Sweden. So it's a big mixture. I heard one of my great grandmother's studied or lived in Jamaica in her youth. Grew up with English in the house. I know in the recent decades more Spanish people have moved to the Coast.
This where my dad is from 🇳🇮. I’ve always wanted to know why he was from Nicaragua but has a Jamaican like accent. Now I know. I never asked him when he was alive lol.
Plenty Jamaican people dont know this history cause Jamaica is in the west and any part of history will tell u the first settlers of the Caribbean settled here in St.vincent from Africa as early as the 11 century AD also Marcus Garvey lived here on my island even build schools and he lived in the village where I live just a couple of houses down d road
Nicaragua is our vincy breddas and sisters that was exile in the Carib wars, we also have people in Belize Honduras Guatamala these r all my people🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨
@@jamericanyouthtravels1652 we r Garifuna people even have our language preserved in these places, they fly our vincy flag high in remberance of all the falling soldiers in the Carib wars, white man killed alot of us
@@jamericanyouthtravels1652 what I want to know is what happened to the indiginous peoole of Jamaica because like the Caribs Jamaica supposed to have remenants of the Taihino peoole who is our breddas and sisters of that land, and Im not talking about Maroons theres a great distinction between the 2.
Great video! My dad is from Bluefield and I was there this past summer. I got a chance to have an informal interview with the Vice Mayor. You might find it interesting. Long version th-cam.com/video/7W-dpY5Zc_I/w-d-xo.html Short version VIdeo: th-cam.com/video/kjwklo-zxmg/w-d-xo.html In this video a historian talks about the challenges facing Black history in Bluefields. th-cam.com/users/shortsUZPpWUsHeW8
The Caribbean influence on the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua goes Way back to slavery days. Jamaican presence in Bluefields goes way back to the 1600
Do you know the full story.
Thanks for this updated info... in the past Bluefield in Nicaragua use to be very Jamaican and reflective of the Jamaican people who settle there from Westmoreland ....the government of Nicaragua actively changed the character of the area..
I am happy you found it useful.
Great video thanks for making it
Tim glad you like it.
The first wave of blacks that arrive to what is now Bluefields happened around the 19th century from Jamaica when the Miskito reserve was still a British protectorate.
This is correct! My fam is from Nicaragua’s carribean coast. They’re Miskito
Great video love it
Great video and very informative!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love ❤️ bluefields
It changed a lot . More spanish people than back in the days. Bluefields was a black town when I was growing up.
Prior to the 20th century, many European and American families went to the east coast of Nicaragua for trade, including lumber. These families also came from Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, where they may have had plantations. They brought with them slaves. The slaves did mix with the Miskito Indians in the area. That's why some Miskito have African features. Some of the last names are similar to the Jamaican last names like Ebanks. I did an ancestry DNA test of someone born in Bluefields, and the DNA was from African and European than indigenous.
Unfortunately, lots of these families that owned plantations also abused the women who worked on the plantation. That's why some of the bluefield's people have European in their DNA.
I appreciate the information. Is there a source that you could share so I could read a little more of the history?
@jamericanyouthtravels1652 Unfortunately, this information was gathered from speaking with my aunts(not biological) who were born there and confirming through DNA that the father of my grandmother was this Samuel Spellman. Her mother worked in his home there.
This is some information I did find.
www.foresthistory.org.au/Proceedings2004/126.pdf
@@jamericanyouthtravels1652 you can start lookup greytown Nicaragua which even used to have a train or even lookup Theo Vons father information. Vanderbuilt had steamers that sailed from rhe Caribbean up to the San Juan River to Lake Nicaragua to transport gold miners for the 1849 California gold rush.
My family is from the Atlantic Coast. One of my great grandfather's came over from Sweden. So it's a big mixture. I heard one of my great grandmother's studied or lived in Jamaica in her youth. Grew up with English in the house. I know in the recent decades more Spanish people have moved to the Coast.
What year did they come from Sweden? Even Theo Von's dad is from the Caribbean and got there from Germany or something. Lol.
@@Psumk I don't know for sure around the 1890's. He was from Goteborg. I have a German last name, so I have German ancestry as well. It's a big mix.
What is the Swedish surname?
@@mistahrodneyc8483 I don't want to write it here. But the family has a chocolate/confectionery store/factory in Goteborg.
@@n.b.2164 were there women also? If so what’s their mtdna? I have a viking/irish one.
This where my dad is from 🇳🇮. I’ve always wanted to know why he was from Nicaragua but has a Jamaican like accent. Now I know. I never asked him when he was alive lol.
Awesome!!
Plenty Jamaican people dont know this history cause Jamaica is in the west and any part of history will tell u the first settlers of the Caribbean settled here in St.vincent from Africa as early as the 11 century AD also Marcus Garvey lived here on my island even build schools and he lived in the village where I live just a couple of houses down d road
My City that Star. I would like to hear a little more about your experience, Maybe we can do a collaboration Breds 🙌🏽
That goes back way before the 70s . Goes back to 1637.
Nicaragua is our vincy breddas and sisters that was exile in the Carib wars, we also have people in Belize Honduras Guatamala these r all my people🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨🇻🇨
@@quirkleinacircle7795 good to know. Seems like there is a variety of brothers and sisters in. Nicaragua.
@@jamericanyouthtravels1652 we r Garifuna people even have our language preserved in these places, they fly our vincy flag high in remberance of all the falling soldiers in the Carib wars, white man killed alot of us
@@quirkleinacircle7795 Thanks for the information.
@@jamericanyouthtravels1652 what I want to know is what happened to the indiginous peoole of Jamaica because like the Caribs Jamaica supposed to have remenants of the Taihino peoole who is our breddas and sisters of that land, and Im not talking about Maroons theres a great distinction between the 2.
You would have to go to the original neighborhoods .
mmm what else !
What is it they are saying that you do not agree with? It seems like you know something they are not saying.
@@jamericanyouthtravels1652 they are far from the grill.
I'll send u the links , so u can read about it.
@@markhunter1 Okay please do.
Great video brethren, I want tk start doing something like this. There an island of the coast of Columbia with black ppl that talk patois.
It name is San Andres!!
Great video! My dad is from Bluefield and I was there this past summer. I got a chance to have an informal interview with the Vice Mayor. You might find it interesting. Long version th-cam.com/video/7W-dpY5Zc_I/w-d-xo.html Short version VIdeo: th-cam.com/video/kjwklo-zxmg/w-d-xo.html In this video a historian talks about the challenges facing Black history in Bluefields. th-cam.com/users/shortsUZPpWUsHeW8
Ask dem about Juan Matta Ballesteros. Big drug lord in the 80's in Nicaragua.
That’s a Honduran drug load help in prison in the states he’s 78 years old still captured