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The Spanish Caribbean and the Atlantic World in the Long Sixteenth CenturyAuthor(s): Ida Altman, David Wheat\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Nebraska Press, United States\nImprint: University of Nebraska Press\nISBN-13: 9780803299573, 978-0803299573\nSynopsis\nThe Spanish Caribbean and the Atlantic World in the Long Sixteenth Centurybreaksnew ground in articulating the early Spanish Caribbean as a distinct and diverse group of colonies loosely united under Spanish rule for roughly a century prior to the establishment of other European colonies.\n\n In the sixteenth century no part of the Americas was more diverse;international;or as closely tied to Spain, the islands of the Atlantic, western Africa, and the Spanish American mainlandthan the Caribbean. The Caribbean experienced rapid growth during this period, displayed considerable ethnic andreligious diversity, developed extensive networks of exchange both within and beyond the region, and played an important role in th.