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The first people to live in The Bahamas; peaceful farmers and fishermen from South America.
Arawaks
The chief or leader of an Arawak village.
Cacique
A round house made of wood and thatch where Arawaks lived.
Caneye
A carved wooden stool used by Arawak chiefs as a symbol of power.
Duho
A person who robbed ships at sea for personal gain.
Pirate
A pirate who attacked Spanish ships in the Caribbean during the 1600s.
Buccaneer
A pirate with permission from a government to attack enemy ships.
Privateer
The first Royal Governor of The Bahamas who ended piracy.
Woodes Rogers
The year Columbus arrived in The Bahamas.
1492
The first island Columbus landed on in The Bahamas.
San Salvador
A long journey by sea; Columbus made four to the New World.
Voyage
An Italian explorer who reached The Bahamas in 1492 while searching for a new route to Asia.
Christopher Columbus
