The Spanish Caribbean Trifecta- Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico | History & Culture

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Hope you all enjoy this video! 🇨🇺🇵🇷🇩🇴 @ 19:20 I said "1865", meant to say "1965" *Edit* : some of the Puerto Rican songs got removed due to copyright 🙄 🇨🇺Cuba- 0:46 🇵🇷P.R.- 9:06 🇩🇴D.R.- 15:38

[@parislee254]

VivaBella by Xtina This was a great video thank you so much 😊 love love love this video x

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

@@parislee254 You are welcome! 🤗

[@mypanexogamouslineage965]

You should do a video comparing the good about Haiti with the good about the D.R and the things both countries have in common.

[@dididelgado3742]

La negra tiene tumbao!! Celia Cruz!!

[@temistoclesvaldes5312]

Hi - great video! but around 1:27 during your narration it seems you are literally reading a passage from text I have also read before. Do you have a reference to the authors and the work? I specifically remember the line about the encomeienda system. Just want to drill down further on this but really enjoying the video :)

[@emmanuelcaceres3360]

The three countries are beautiful 🇨🇺 Cuba,🇩🇴 Dominican Republic,🇵🇷 Puerto Rico.

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

💙🤍❤

[@DominiMex777]

I am half Cuban/half Colombian. My father was born in Havana, Cuba and as told by Papí, my paternal abuelo was born in Cienfuegos, Cuba. I grew up with Puerto Ricans and Dominicans, and most of my friends are from PR and DR. I love Cuba, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. All three islands possess A LOT of similarities culturally and geographically. ¡QUE VIVA CUBA LIBRE, PUERTO RICO, Y LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA! 🔥💯🔥💯🔥💯

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

🇨🇺🇩🇴🇵🇷❤

[@yeetersnitzel6351]

yeah lets just hope Puerto Rico doesnt become a state because our culture would be watered down and taken

[@mariecolette170]

See I love your attitude about the islands. We are all so much alike. And it's good we are different too. But we should always get along and try to take care of each other. When I started studying Caribbean history, I found out that after bad hurricanes, they would all look out for each other and send each other rice, plantains, coffee, etc and I find that amazing. Political interests of course changed things. But that's another story. The point is, we should never go against each other, like in New York theres this stupid attitude some ppl have, like PR and DR ppl shouldn't mix. Racism needs to die out. We are all treated differently in the United States, they dont see us as equals to White Americans, and it makes no sense we should treat each other like that too. God knows we all mix with each other anyway, we cannot deny the strong attractions we feel. Not just romance either! In friendships, at school, growing up in the same hoods, playing sports and making friends with each other at workplaces. Like I'm Dominican wiv a lil Haitain, my neighbors are Cubano, my best friend is Panamanian and Puerto Rican, and my son is half Puerto Rican. Sorry this is so long! Lol but I got love for everyone on the Islands too, let's spread that love cuz we are the same ppl wit the same history anyway 👍🏼

[@rubenocasio9188]

besos😂🍷🎶🍷😘😚😘

[@ozrivera]

Phenomenal work! Soy Boricua and you did a great job of summarizing the Spanish trifecta. our history is intertwined since the arrival of the Tainos and maybe even before that. something about these islands is magical, mystical and enchanting.

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Thank you so much! And yes we our islands have a unique and magical history indeed 🙂

[@angelboy12]

Boricua here and I love this video. We are more alike. I love to visit dr. We three are beautifully bless. 🇨🇺🇩🇴🇵🇷

[@neldadon]

The cradle of the Caribbean The bravest warriors 👏🇩🇴 Dominican Republic A self-sufficient country always forever

[@MannyMonchy]

🇩🇴🇵🇷🇨🇺 Caribeño 🔥🔥🔥

[@neldadon]

Manny Salcedo DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 🇩🇴 the most unic💯😇is superior😇 In the center of the shield, flanked by six spears, is a Bible with a small golden cross above it. Popular belief claims that the pages are opened to the Gospel of John 8:32, which reads, "Y la verdad os hará libre." (And the truth shall make you free.)

[@neldadon]

@Itz Yanii it's a FACTS ...💯📖 so you dream on

[@ricanredru4760]

Puerto Rico, Cuba & Santo Domingo (DR) are virtually the same people Somos Antillanos!

[@neldadon]

@@ricanredru4760 The Dominican Republic is located in the West Indies, it occupies two-thirds of the eastern part of the island of “ Hispaniola”, which it shares with Haiti. Duarte Peak, at 10,417 ft (3,175 m), is the Highest point in the West Indies and is found in central mountain range of the Dominican Republic.

[@Jeff-jb6qf]

I love my brothers and sisters from Cuba and República Dominicana... saludos desde PR

[@neldadon]

The Taíno were an Arawak people who were the indigenous people of the Caribbean and Florida. At the time of European contact in the late 15th century, they were the principal inhabitants of most of DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HAITI, JAMAICA CUBA and Puerto Rico.

[@reycolon48]

These three islands have given the world such beautiful music

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Facts

[@theblackzemis]

Us Dominicans along with our distant cousin's would be native/taino Descendants. For the most part we are Tri Racial. I would definitely love to see more our own talk about the Antillean Confederation. English speaking people not familiar with that part of our history.

[@lindamanuel9073]

Puerto Rican here 🇵🇷🐸🇵🇷 I enjoy this informative video of our three islands.

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

🤗🇩🇴❤🇵🇷

[@valyusha98]

Long live the Spanish Caribbean ♥️ 🇨🇺 🇵🇷 🇩🇴 much love from California

[@neldadon]

Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic. It is situated on the southeast coast of the island of Hispaniola, at the mouth of the Ozama River, and is the oldest permanent city established by Europeans in the Western Hemisphere. The city is also the seat of the oldest Roman Catholic archbishopric in the Americas.

[@neldadon]

The music of the Dominican Republic is primarily influenced by West African, European, and native Taino influences. The Dominican Republic is mainly known for SON, MERENGUE, BOLERO and BACHATA music, of which are the most popular forms of music in the country.

[@sarahjackson1966]

I am Cuban/Puerto Rican (married name Jackson 😀) And you did WONDERFUL! Very fun video to watch! Thank you for sharing! ❤️

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Thank you!! 🇨🇺🇵🇷😊

[@curtisboudreaux6889]

Haitian & Cuban here.. DALE

[@wendellbellrosa1028]

Great video. I studied history and cultural antropology and your video was on point. You are so right, there are three distinct indigenous groups that were in Cuba before the arrival of the Spanish. Gracias por el video. Sigue grabando tus vídeos...🇩🇴🇵🇷🇨🇺

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Thank you!!

[@lornelz]

Actually recently in Florida, they found evidence that the tequesta people from Florida also lived there. The Mayans though not as numerous also contributed to the mix. So in reality there were five different ethnic natives cohabitating in Cuba before the Spaniards arrived. FYI.

[@wendellbellrosa1028]

Bomba y plena de puerto rico, el son, guanguanco, mambo de Cuba y merengue y bachata de la Quisqueya

[@neldadon]

Wendell Bell Rosa el son origin is DOMINICAN

[@neldadon]

@MrWars 👈😂😁 the first SON was recorded in CUBA 🇨🇺by DOMINICAN🇩🇴 TEODORA GINES kzbin.info/www/bejne/fojWanmOf5Z3Z8k

[@neldadon]

@MrWars CUBA existe because of one DOMINICAN. MAXIMO GOMEZ🇩🇴

[@estrellasboxisticas6360]

Recorded is not that is dominican.Its a dominican have the fortune of record but the music was Cuban.

[@youngmagic6265]

@MrWars toda la música de cuba es oriunda de haiti y Francia

[@miascocina_les]

You did a great job 👏🏼 🎉 Thank you. I’m Puerto Rican and teaching a class tomorrow. I’m always looking for more information about our history and culture and appreciate your effort! Stay blessed! 🙏🏽

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Thank you!

[@joedoe5738]

Xtina,wow that was a great job 🇵🇷🇩🇴🇨🇺🇺🇲🙏🌅🏖️

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Thank you! ☺

[@neldadon]

Santo Domingo was founded in 1496 by Bartholomew Columbus, brother of Christopher Columbus, as the capital of the first Spanish colony in the New World. The original city site was located on the left (east) bank of the Ozama River and was called Nueva Isabela in honour of Queen Isabella I of Spain

[@thetimeliver6788]

Your comment should have recieved a heart from the creator of this channel. No different when she hearts a commentator who highlights how African or Indigenous the islands are.

[@gregoryjones9546]

@@thetimeliver6788 🖤🖤🖤

[@caryday5090]

I was born in Dominican Republic you're good people do

[@domingosantos1292]

This is one of the history video ever see before thanks u so much for this wonderful video peace and love for everyone watching this exciting history

[@miyatheweirdo7222]

My father and I are American but his parents are Dominican and I try very hard to learn the culture💙

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

That's great! 😊

[@tameriajones593]

@@VivaBellabyXtina I'm not a Puerto Rican but I love the culture, just like Greek culture.

[@neliathen638]

American are everybody you meant Norte American; besides Dominicans constitución declared anybody born from a Dominican is Dominican.

[@Abstract.Noir414]

You are Dominican (DR) not American.

[@rayovalle9399]

@@Abstract.Noir414 ??? The whole Dominican are American go back to school

[@viralceleb4743]

It’s funny how were more like than you think!!🇩🇴🇩🇴

[@lourdesarlinmateo-casanova9942]

The music derived from African Ancestry for all of the islands, and Cuba is noted to be the author of Salsa.

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Yup!

[@soulrebel223]

This is definitely one of your best videos to date. Very well done! 💯👌🏾

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Thank you 😊

[@soulrebel223]

@@VivaBellabyXtina No problem! 🙂

[@luisbaton6694]

Dominican in the house love the video we all have something in common love you all

[@curtisboudreaux6889]

Islas perfectas

[@stephaniegonzalez1082]

I'm 🇵🇷🇺🇲🇩🇴🇮🇹

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

Very enjoyable production!

[@neldadon]

🇩🇴🇯🇲🇨🇺🇭🇹🇵🇷💯📖😇✌💖💛💚 PA LANTE MI GENTE CARIBEÑA POR LA GRACIAS DE JAH /DIOS/GOD/CREATOR

[@ricanredru4760]

Haiti and the Pan-Antillean Confederation - The idea of a united Caribbean nation or confederacy had long been part of the Haitian consciousness since independence was proclaimed. #Dessalines envisioned a united nation of African descendants, centralized in the Caribbean and spread throughout the the American south and northern South America. Boyer unified with #DominicanRepublic (then known as Spanish Haiti) in 1822 until 1844. The movements across the Spanish Caribbean in the 1860s and 70s renewed interests in Caribbean #unity. Following DR’s Restoration of Independence War, Lupéron (also likely of Haitian descent) expressed ideas for a confederation between DR and Haiti, stating that they were the “same people” and how they could protect each other from European influence. Obviously, this never came into fruition due to the erratic political situation in both countries and the #Dominican elites unwillingness to cooperate. When the idea of a Pan-Caribbean confederation was brought up between the #Hispanic Caribbean, the #PuertoRican nationalist, Ramón #Betances and #Cuban Nationalist Antonio Maceo petitioned Haiti’s inclusion. #Maceo stated a union between Haiti and Cuba would ensure the rights of the Afro population. Betances cited their revolutionary past and staunch anti-colonist sentiments. His petition influenced by his friendship with Haitian nationalist, Antenor Firmin. The pair first met in a meeting of the Society of Latin American Unity, an organisation that served as a social and political network for exiles from #LatinAmerica. Firmin and Betances both believed a pan-Caribbean state would have to give special protection to their African populations and work to limit the powers of the White upper class. Fermin devised a project that would unite the Greater Antilles over the course of 25 years. Unfortunately, pan-Caribbean ideals began to die down following the US’s annexation of PR, and invasion of Hispaniola. 🌴🇭🇹🌴🇭🇹🌴🇭🇹🌴🇭🇹🌴🇭🇹🌴 #haiti #haitian # #haitianpride #ayiti #haïti #haitianpride #1804 #history #quiskeya #hispaniola #haití #caribbean #haitiano #haitianos⁣ Reposted from @alexandrethehaitian - view on Instagram instagr.am/p/CE11wz1loE1/ kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z6rUdKhud7yfp9E&feature=share

[@neldadon]

@@ricanredru4760 The earliest inhabitants of the island of Hispaniola, on which the Dominican Republic is located. The Taínos were a seafaring branch of the South American Arawaks. Taíno means "the good" or "noble" in that native language.

[@neldadon]

@@ricanredru4760 The Wolof were imported to Santo Domingo from Senegal in the first half of the sixteenth century, until the import of this ethnic group was prohibited after his rebellion in 1522. Many of the slaves were also Ajas, usually taken in Whydah, Benin. The Ajas arrived in Santo Domingo, were well known for having made religious brotherhoods, integrated exclusively for them, the San Cosme and San Damian.

[@neldadon]

DOMINICAN 🇩🇴REPUBLIC In the center of the shield, flanked by six spears, is a Biblewith a small golden cross above it. Popular belief claims that the pages are opened to the Gospel of John 8:32, which reads, "Y la verdad os hará libre." (And the truth shall make you free.)

[@jessica333]

Actually, Sasa was born in New York City, and yes Hector level and Willie Colon had a lot to do with it, and one could say they were the first salsa singers and performers, besides I was proposed to them as a mixture of music from several cultures mixed together to make a sauce, una salsa!

[@james192599]

Also average gene admixture shows that there is taino/arawak blood on the island of cuba the average ranges to 8-10% based on studies with the eastern part part having the higher concentrations up to 15% on average for some regions

[@neldadon]

Prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbusand the Spanish in 1492, the native Taíno people populated the island which they called Quisqueya (mother of all lands) and Ayiti (land of high mountains), and which the Spanish later named Hispaniola. At the time, the island's territory consisted of five chiefdoms: Marién, Maguá, Maguana, Jaragua, and Higüey.[1] These were ruled respectively by caciques (chiefs) Guacanagarix, Guarionex, Caonabo, Bohechío, and Cayacoa. In 1493, Columbus came back to the island on his second voyage and founded the first Spanish colony in the New World, the city of Isabella. In 1496, his brother Bartholomew Columbus established the settlement of Santo Domingo de Guzmán on the southern coast, which became the new capital. An estimated 400,000 Tainos living on the island were soon enslaved to work in gold mines. By 1508, their numbers had decreased to around 60,000 because of forced labor, hunger, disease, and mass killings. By 1535, only a few dozen were still alive.[2] Dating from 1496, when the Spanish settled on the island, and officially from 5 August 1498, Santo Domingo became the first European city in the Americas.

[@Porkchopapii]

🇩🇴🇵🇷😁😁😁😋😋😁😋😁Im half Dominican (D.R.) and Puerto Rican and or Caribbean Hispanic and African american

[@Malacanto]

Wonderful work! I appreciate you, Beautiful 😻

[@SHAUL-HAYIM-YIRAH-MAAMIN]

Great Job, your channel is growing by leaps and bounds...

[@Ramon51650]

I appreciate the balance in your approach to the topics. Groundbreaking methods of DNA extraction in tropical environments fleshes out a different picture of indigenous migration to the Caribbean; it states that the successive migrations from the mainland to the islands actually targeted the largest islands first, and research doesn't support the islands as stepping stones theory. Yes, it's odd, but I can forward the article if you're interested. What that means is human presence in the larger islands goes back thousands of years. I don't know if you've read it, but for a firsthand description of the taíno, I recommend you read Cristóbal Colon's entries in the log of his 1st voyage. He really does go into lots of detail about their appearance and even writes about the difference in features between Cuba (Juana) and Haití. "The Log of Christopher Columbus" by Robert H. Fuson. Lastly, what ever you do, DO NOT use fray Bartolomé de las Casas as a reference! He has been discredited in academic circles.

[@indiscriminatethoughts6269]

Yes! I’ve read it. Indigenous “black” people with curly hair were already there when he first arrived in Cuba. Black of different shades. If we go back even further they will be recognized as the tribe of Manasseh. ❤

[@Ramon51650]

@@indiscriminatethoughts6269 : I own a copy of Cristóbal Colon's log from his first voyage. There is absolutely no mention of "indigenous black people of different shades, nor does he mention anyone of curly hair. Your claims are a fabrication and prove that you haven't read about aboriginal DNA in the Western Hemisphere. Unsubstantiated claims aren't fact, especially when a firsthand account from 1492 exists.

[@jessieperez1477]

This was beautiful. Very similar ALL three. Great job girl 👍🧡

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Thank you!

[@lolaperez5697]

Ropa Vieja it isn't pork mamita is beff but over all it's a good video. Congrats!!

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Oops! Thanks for catching that 😁 and thank you!

[@jorgenazario611]

Some Puerto Rican also have some amount of mix ganache tribe from the Caneries island.🇵🇷🇺🇲

[@olgalugo7377]

Its guanche

[@neldadon]

santo Domingo DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Enriquillo, also known as "Enrique" by the Spaniards, was a Taíno cacique who rebelled against the Spaniards between 1519 and 1533. Enriquillo's rebellion is the best known rebellion of the early Caribbean period. He is also considered a hero in the modern day Dominican Republic and Haiti for his resistance in favor of the indigenous peoples. Dominican friar Bartolome de Las Casas, who documented and rallied against Spanish abuse of the native peoples, wrote sympathetically of Enriquillo. His father, his aunt Anacaona, and eighty other regional chieftains were killed by Nicolás de Ovando while attending supposed "peace talks" with the Spanish in Jaragua. During the talks, Spanish soldiers ambushed the chieftains, also known as caciques, set the meeting house on fire, and then proceeded to kill anyone who fled the flames (causing his father's death). Enriquillo, an orphan, was later raised in a Santo Domingo monastery and given the name of "Enrico"

[@neldadon]

Did you know that the island of Hispaniola was the first permanent European settlement in the Americas? ... Santo Domingo, the oldest city in the Americas. ...

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Yes..I mentioned that here

[@thetimeliver6788]

Your comment should have recieved a heart from the creator of this channel. No different when she hearts a commentator who highlights how African or Indigenous the islands are.

[@JERios-wv8lx]

Congratulations, good summary of the 3 islands! It's interesting to know, even though the Dominican Republican is just a few miles from Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico has had a more closer relationship through the centuries with Cuba than with the Dominican Republic....It's also interesting to know that in the formative years of USA, both Cuba and Puerto Rico sent soldiers to fight in the "Louisiana Territory"......However, after the arriving of thousands of People from the Dominican Republic since the 1980's in clandestine trips to the Puerto Rican beaches in small wooden boats, the Dominican population in Puerto Rico started to grow, and now there's an important Dominican community, mainly in the San Juan metro area......For Cuba i would have chosen some Celia Cruz classic, for the Dominican Republic, "Burbujas de Amor" from Juan Luis Guerra and for Puerto Rico, "Despasito" from Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankie! 😮

[@empowercarole11]

Nice job and a very comprehensive look at all three countries. You may also want to add that the Cuban health system and medical training are some of the best in the West Indies. 🌹

[@ekni7743]

Great video! True melting pots of people. Amazing what life Africa always brings to the party 😉

[@zxcvb7218]

Great work!

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Thank you!

[@zxcvb7218]

VivaBella by Xtina my pleasure.

[@coquiangel]

I had started it when you dropped it and I must say, you did a fabulous job!!!!!! 😘😘😍🤩

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Thank you!!

[@pedroabrahampolancobeltran4382]

This is such an Interesting video. Well done! proud of being Dominican.

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

🇩🇴🇩🇴❤❤

[@jorgenazario611]

During the time of the evolution of Cuban music Puerto Rico had created and converted into more ingredients and call it salsa in New York. There is a difference. 🇵🇷🇨🇺

[@hatuey1849]

🇩🇴🇨🇺🇵🇷

[@ricanredru4760]

Somos Antillanos!

[@Z-Faction]

Love the video, I was born in Florida to a White Nicaraguan🇳🇮 father and a Chicana🇲🇽🇺🇸 Texan mother who was adopted and raised by an Anglo-American family. Unfortunately my father never taught me Spanish and I was only raised partially Nicaraguan🇳🇮 due to my extended family but I still have great love for Latin America, I most certainly love Dominican🇩🇴 culture and women😄. Afro-latinos need more recognition in all of Latin America and deserveto be placed in a high position due to all they have applied.

[@neldadon]

The Dominican Republic is the only country that has a bible on its national flag. 🇩🇴🇩🇴🇩🇴

[@neldadon]

The Spanish Caribbean refers to the Spanish-speaking areas in the Caribbean Sea, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico. It includes regions where Spanish is the main language, and the Spanish settlement and colonization influence culture, through religion, language and cuisine. The Greater Antilles rest on a common submarine massif and are crossed by an abrupt and elevated chain of mountains, whose highest peaks range between 2,000 and 3,000 meters above sea level (meters above sea level) culminating in the Dominican Republic (in Pico Duarte with 3,087 masl) and decreases, on both sides, in Cuba, Jamaica and Puerto Rico. These mountains are composed of limestone, with outcrops of other rocks, all of them much older than those of eruptive origin in the Lesser Antilles and without traces of recent volcanic activity. The Bahamas, by contrast, are islands of coral origin. In the past, the Bahamas was not even considered part of the Antilles, although today its coverage is widespread as a third group within the Antilles (Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, and Bahamas).

[@delgi9551]

I would add to that Iberian traditions, customs, values, holidays, and ways of life bc that part is heavily influnced by Spanish culture more so than African or Taino

[@letslearnspanishtv]

Hi. I just got back from La Habana Cuba this past May. I stayed in Vedado. This is not a scientific account but from my observation Havana is at least 40% black or what the USA would consider black.

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

That makes sense...considering how many enslaved Africans were taken there, I would assume the amount of African ancestry is pretty significant.

[@gregoryjones9546]

@@VivaBellabyXtina VERY SIGNIFICANT More Than Is Being Reported And Publicized!!! ✊🏾🖤

[@jessicafigueroa1498]

Puerto Rican in my own country with talking about this man

[@luis9446]

I like Cuba, actually it is the only country in the Carribean I visited, I went there in 2008 and another time in 2014. The population in Havana to me is black and pardo as we say, this is what I see. Here when we say Cuba we think Fidel, beaches, cigars and dancing.

[@neliathen638]

Even we are similar, we are far from each other’s because of the sea; any sharing are because of traveling by canoes, ships y later by air. Our main shares was Spanish culture.

[@kl4ub]

Great info

[@Eternal-echelon]

I’m Dominican from my Dad and I’m Puerto Rican from my mother. I know very lil about both culture and history. Other then the music and food and know very lil about the history. But what I am mostly struggling with is my Identity and always have been. I don’t know where I fit in as someone who’s apparently biracial....

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Do you mean you don't know where you fit in as far as racial categories, or as a hispanic?

[@Eternal-echelon]

@@VivaBellabyXtina as in a racial category. My mom’s Dad is European and her mom seems to be Tanio and her parents as well. While my Dad side seems to have all three black, Taino and European. From his parents. His mother seems to have a mixture of all three cause her mother is black but also seems to have Taino as well. While my grandfather from my Dad side looks like he has Taino as well. I know this is very long and all but it’s just confusing cause I’m not very white passing nor am I black passing either. So it’s like hard to identify myself racially wise cause I’m always getting told that I’m black or that I’m white or I’m indigenous

[@ozrivera]

Just be you and dont worry about anything else.

[@matiasmuttoni9044]

Salsa was modernized by Puerto Ricans AND Cubans in New York, but it was based off of SON from Cuba. It’s a Cuban song genre.

[@fgb6737]

La historia es otra : Las tres islas son diferentes, Cuba y la República Dominicana lucharon por su independencia, pero Puerto Rico era España y los Puerto Riqueños durante 400 años fueron españoles de la una Provincia de ultramar La Nueva España y Nunca se Independizaron de España, fueron robados e invadidos por EEUU en 1898 y hoy son Colonia de EEUU que Sí quieren su Territorio pero No quieren a sus habitantes porque estos siguen siendo españoles con el mismo idioma, la misma cultura costumbres y religión, los reconocemos como hermanos aquí en Andalucía. EEUU quieren el territorio pero VACÍO sin hispanos, NUNCA será un Estado de EEUU porque no quieren hispanos. Puerto Rico debe votar por su independencia o por ser un gobierno Autonómico de España y pertenecer a la unión europea cuya moneda es el Euro. Cuba y República Dominicana son hermanos en cultura pero tomaron su libre camino.

[@yanf525]

Santo Domingo fue casi abandonada para ir a conquistar a Mexico y Peru, y los Españoles y criollos que quedaron tuvieron que independizarse pero esa decisión estaba dividida entre la población.

[@juliocorrea2552]

Great video

[@horacegrant8899]

Wow! This is really good. Henry Louis Gates ... Move over! Thanks for producing; this History 101; for many of the uninformed. Keep the Faith ... till the Last Amen! 😎🤗😎

[@talegu]

Love it nice video

[@centaviodehernandez]

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[@maitea-m8294]

Who are the bachata dancers at 23:50??

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

I dont know their names unfortunately

[@abrahamisaacmuciusiii691]

On my mother's side of the family I have Polish American, Afro American, Cherokee Native American Indian, Afro British West Indian (specifically Afro Barbadian), Portuguese, Puerto Rican (of Spanish origin), and Dutch ancestry. On my father's side of the family I Haitian (of Taíno, Syrian, Greek and French ancestry), Dominican (of Taíno origin). I self identify as a mixed race person, I only reveal my ethnicity when someone asks me what am I racially.

[@tameriajones593]

Nice mixture.

[@gregrodriguez714]

May you never have to suffer 6 decades under a one party rule..! Why did the mass immigration of Cubans only begin after 1959? No matter what government they had prior to 1959, Cubans never had such large immigration.

[@michaelrodriguez5105]

Cubans and Puerto Ricans Dominicans we are cousins ✊🏼

[@naodenissecm]

Cubans call moro "congrí" but it has an extra ingredient

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

If any of you have any video suggestions let me know! I think some of my best videos have come from you guy's suggestions 😁 lol

[@alexcaponee]

The Dominican Republic was also the very first place slaves were imported to in the new world Edit : just noticed you did say it

[@LuisPerez-ny9hz]

Lo mas duro dominicana

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

💪🏾🇩🇴🇩🇴

[@El_1Rodriguez]

Que lo que lo Rey’s del nuevo mundo ya tú sabe cuándo Trujillo estaba en peso era más valiente que dolar pero no quieren ver nosotros volando damas como escalabas sin corazón especialmente nuestro enemigos que son envidiosos

[@El_1Rodriguez]

Y los cubanos quien dicen que aman los gringos todavía estan en embargo parque no crecen 😂

[@yanf525]

A RD d le falto más detalles a ser a de su población e inmigrantes, también mucha información antes de la invasiones, esa información es importante el ante y el después. En cuanto también hay que hablar de la inmigración Española más reciente, como sucede hoy día en PR. Me gusto que incluyeran la era de Trujillo por que fue un tiempo muy próspero para el país.

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Claro! Esto fue algo rapido/general, tengo otros videos que van mas en detalle

[@wendellbellrosa1028]

Cuba tiene una gran influencia de Yoruba. I like the Cuban rap trío, the Orishas... And of course, Celia Cruz is my favorite singer.

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Yea, I've always heard they have a lot of Yoruba influence!

[@wendellbellrosa1028]

Yeah that santería is from the Yoruba. I hear some of those lyrics that Celia Cruz and other artists shouting cabio sile mi Changó, oye mi Changó, ochun mene and Yemayá..... Many Puerto Rican artist like Héctor Lavoe has a song called para ochun. In my opinión one of the greatest congueros out of Cuba who is also big in the lucumi culture the one and only Mongo santamaría. I love those Yoruba African words along with the Spanish lyrics.....

[@asinglemantear]

Hi. Any chance you could turn the auto captions on for this video? Thanks!

[@arkie622]

Great great grandfather was born in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

[@manuelguerrero6542]

Sería buena una unificación de las tres....un sólo pais.

[@normagonzalez7470]

Cada Antilla tiene su propia cultura que tuvo unos orígenes parecidos pero sus variantes con las influencias y los distintos grupos de africanos (A PR se trajo sobre 40 grupos) crearon culturas propias. Nos parecemos pero cada cuál somos únicos. P.D. La música es amplia y no se dice "Agüinaldo"... Es aguinaldo y tiene una gran variedad de vertientes, igual la plena, igual la bomba... De aguinaldos hay variedad de seis y otras variantes.

[@sebastiandelatorre1700]

She didn’t mention salsa is from cuba 🇨🇺😂

[@andrewperrez8698]

California , Claremont,

[@chrissystewart6268]

I ❤ them 🇨🇺🇩🇴🇵🇷 Tina & I be having these fantasies going to 🇨🇺,🇩🇴, & 🇵🇷 everyday I've been to 🇵🇷 never been 🇩🇴 nor 🇨🇺 . I'm accepting to interact with them I dance with an tall handsome Afro-Dominican who I used to have a crush 10 years ago month before my 20th bday May will be 10 years I met an handsome tall Afro-Dominican I asked him does he like my nails in spanish & He said si 😂😂 He was my 1st 🇩🇴 crush

[@yaboidiego6177]

Salsa is cuban

[@sir.fuentes7642]

It can also be. Sky is blue. Both perfect sentences. You're very smart.

[@kingzakari6657]

How u forget gente de zona

[@neldadon]

Ciudad Primada de América" SANTO DOMINGO, REPUBLICA DOMINICANA🇩🇴 ("First City of America") MAESTRO MUSICOS de todo RITMOS CARIBEÑOS

[@RandomFlavor]

Puerto Ricans against the world, because God made us so sexy...

[@keithjackson3661]

Good video do a video on Mexico history

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Hmmm I honestly don't know too much about Mexican history, I feel like their history is probably a lot more complex, I'll think about it tho

[@keithjackson3661]

ok my queen just Go look up the documentary blacks in Latin America by dr Henry Louis gates jr it will show you all its a real good documentary watch it and how you like it tell me how you like it remember it's call black in Latin America look it up on you tube check your message on your page on Facebook I sent you message my friend i will send the documentary to you threw your Facebook book page ok

[@Freddy-yb4jk]

Keith Jackson. Henry Louis Gates is nothing but the typical blank American , he loves his black heritage so much he married a white woman .

[@keithjackson3661]

Kem 123 look up Gasper yanga on KZbin a blackman who help the native people of Mexico and go look up on you tube black in Latin America look it up Kem 123 it show you the beginning of Mexico bro

[@keithjackson3661]

still doesn't change the fact Henry Louis gates speak the truth. Freddy 45 go look it up on you tube black in Latin America it's a tell all documentary about blacks in Latin America he talks about the Dominican republic to Henry Louis gates has,white people in his family just like I do

[@peoplesrepublicofliberland5606]

This is technically called the Confederación Antillana.

[@ricanredru4760]

almost forgotten legacy in the Caribbean. Keep spreading that hidden knowledge that needs to be brought back to life

[@floriduhboi]

No offense honey as I truly appreciate and stan all the work you put into this video but I felt like you rushed a little when it came to the Puerto Rican part. I feel like you could’ve added in some more information like la música del campo, Ms. Olga Tañon, Gilberto Santa Rosa etc. but again good video nonetheless.

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Yea, somebody else commented that as well 😩 idk why it seemed it seemed I couldn't find as much detailed information online when it came to P.R. However, I will be uploading an interview with a Puerto Rican from the island tmrw and discussing Puerto Rican history and current events 😊

[@floriduhboi]

VivaBella by Xtina Oh cool! I just subscribed so I will be watching your upcoming video. Pero you know how we are... so prideful and that goes for all of us 🇵🇷🇩🇴🇨🇺 hahaha. But honestly I felt a sense of pride learning about Cuba and your homeland like if they were also my homes. It’s kind of hard to explain lol but I feel like you understand me. Well again thank you so much for the content! I wish you the best and hope you stay safe mija. Much love from San Juan.

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

@@floriduhboi I totally understand 😊 Thank you!

[@abrahamisaacmuciusiii691]

You forgot Sammy Davis, Jr. His mother Elvera Sanchez was born to a White Cuban father of Spanish descent and an American mother who was of mixed Afro Latina Cuban, Afro American, and Native American Indian ancestry.

[@BreuckelensFinest]

Mamita I love your video's and I think you're amazing. However, respectfully please lose the vocal fry. Project your voice louder at the end of your sentences. Other than that, you created a great video. And thank you for that!

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

Thank you! And I will try and keep your suggestion in mind next time I do a voiceover 🙂 where are you from?

[@MrAmhara]

@@VivaBellabyXtina He is a troll.

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

@@MrAmhara why do you say that?

[@zoeguttahtellywood7115]

It’s 300k plus Haitians that lives in Cuba 🇨🇺

[@lourdesarlinmateo-casanova9942]

The history is the same throughout all of the islands

[@Abstract.Noir414]

Yes and no

[@neldadon]

🇩🇴REPUBLICA DOMINICANA🇩🇴 LA CUNA DEL CARIBE/AMERICAS Y TODOS SUS RITMOS SIEMPRE SERA LOS VIRTUOSOS DE LA MUSICA CARIBEÑA 🎤🎶💯😇🐯

[@gatogris5010]

Africa es la cuna de los afrocaribeño.

[@neldadon]

@@gatogris5010 👈 😺🐈 gato tonto 😂 👈👈el TIGUERE sabio 💯💪🐯🐅😇 AFRICA es la CUNA de la HUMANIADAD AFRICA es La MADRE del "TAMBOR" AFRO CARIBEÑO comienza en QUISQUEYA (SANTO DOMINGO) REP. DOMINICANA donde los primeros AFRICANOS llegaron con sus TAMBORES Y ESPIRITUALIADA 💯💖📖👆☝👼😇✊✌👍

[@dalailama9132]

Many TAINO WORDS ARE SAME MEANING IN ALBANIAN , I AM FROM AL'BANIA AND I STUDDED SOME FEW TAINO WORDS AND I FOUND TO BE SAME MEANING EXACTLY SAME IN ALBANIAN LANGUAGE , LIKE TOKA , BANI BO , UI , BANI BO means to Do to make Something in TAINO LANGUAGE AND IN ALBANIAN IS SAME , TOKA means to REFER TO LAND , IS SAME IN TAINO AND SAME IN ALBANIAN , UI , WATER SAME , WOW , EVEN THE WORD TAINO , IN ALBANIAN MEANS , TO STAY AWAY FROM DANGERS OR BAD PEOPLE , TO DIFFERATE YOUR SELF FROM BAD INFLUENCE = TA , INO , IN ALBANIAN THAT IS THE MEANING , AND IN TAINO IS SAME = MEANING GOOD PEOPLE , OR PEOPLE WHO SEPERATED THEMSELVES FROM BAD PEOPLE , SO GOOD PEOPLE MEANING = WOW

[@sir.fuentes7642]

Dalai Lama I don't speak Abanian nor Taino but if what you're saying is true then it's quite interesting. Albanians always say that their language has no connection to any other.

[@MrAmhara]

The Caribbean is not just Islands. What about Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico and Central America ?

[@errolthomas9426]

Don't forget about Ecuador and Peru

[@parislee254]

Those country’s are in South America

[@errolthomas9426]

@@parislee254 So are Colombia and Venezuela

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

I know. Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, etc are also considered part of the Caribbean however for the purpose of this video I only focused on the islands.

[@VivaBellabyXtina]

@@kem1233 yea, I know many other areas are Caribbean influenced. I didn't know Mexico was that close to Cuba! But yea I just focused on the three islands for this video. Maybe I'll do another one incorporating the rest of the Spanish Caribbean

[@orlandojwinchester5921]

Pit bull is dominican

[@buttersc0tchez]

no he is not-

[@Diablito8042]

No he's cuban

[@javiercasillas6133]

You just saying that because he doesn't wear socks.