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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.

Factual · Cited

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.

  1. Factual · Cited

    Chatoyer (Satuyé) killed

    Paramount chief Joseph Chatoyer / Satuyé falls during the Second Carib War on St. Vincent (Yurumein).

  2. Factual · Cited

    Second Carib War ends

    Garífuna resistance on Yurumein is defeated by the British.

  3. Factual · Cited

    Forced removal from Yurumein

    The Garínagu are deported from St. Vincent; survivors are landed on Roatán on 12 April 1797.

  4. Factual · Cited

    Settlement Day (Dangriga)

    Foundational arrival commemorated as Settlement Day; associated with Thomas Vincent Ramos in later commemoration.

  5. 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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