Verified Historical Record
Garifuna History
Factual accounts of the Garínagu — from Yurumein (St. Vincent) through the Second Carib War and the diaspora across Belize, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua.
Section shell (Engineer C). Dates shown are canonical (director-affirmed, garifuna_canonical_overrides.tsv). Full cited narratives wire from the validated curriculum/corpus once the director confirms the source set — never from Úraga.
- Factual · Cited
Chatoyer (Satuyé) killed
Paramount chief Joseph Chatoyer / Satuyé falls during the Second Carib War on St. Vincent (Yurumein).
- Factual · Cited
Second Carib War ends
Garífuna resistance on Yurumein is defeated by the British.
- Factual · Cited
Forced removal from Yurumein
The Garínagu are deported from St. Vincent; survivors are landed on Roatán on 12 April 1797.
- Factual · Cited
Settlement Day (Dangriga)
Foundational arrival commemorated as Settlement Day; associated with Thomas Vincent Ramos in later commemoration.
- Factual · Cited
Alejo Beni — larger arrival
A larger group arrives under Alejo Beni.
ⓘ About & Sources
- Canonical dates
- garifuna_canonical_overrides.tsv (director-affirmed)
- Narrative sources
- validated curriculum & corpus (director-confirmed set)
- Stewardship
- Garifuna Commission on Education · Ibagari Foundation
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