BLUEFIELDS

town (1995 pop. 30,208), capital of the South Atlantic Coast Autonomous Region and Zelaya dept., SE Nicaragua, on Bluefields Bay at the mouth of the Escondido River. It is Nicaragua's chief Caribbean port. Hardwoods and fish are exported. Bluefields was a rendezvous for English and Dutch buccaneers in the 16th and 17th cent. and became (1678) capital of the British protectorate over the Mosquito Coast. During U.S. interventions (1912–15, 1926–33) in Nicaragua, marines were stationed there. In 1984, the United States mined the harbor (along with those of Corinto and Puerto Sandino). Bluefields was destroyed in a hurricane in 1988 but was rebuilt.

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books on: Bluefields  - 189 results

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1.
Nicaragua's Mosquito Shore: The Years of British and American Presence
Book by Craig L. Dozier; University of Alabama, 1985
Subjects: Mosquitia (Nicaragua And Honduras)--History
...Mosquito Reservation and Affairs at Bluefields, 1880-1905 141...144 Bluefields in 1893 145...Main street, Bluefields, in 1957 223...
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Resistance and Contradiction: Miskitu Indians and the Nicaraguan State, 1894-1987
Book by Charles R. Hale; Stanford University, 1994
Subjects: Indians, Treatment of--Nicaragua, Miskito Indians--Government relations, Miskito Indians--Politics and government, Miskito Indians--Wars, Nicaragua--Ethnic relations, Nicaragua--History--20th century, Nicaragua--Politics and government
...worked since 1891, especially those of the Bluefields office. A number of Bluefields regional government and Sandinista leaders...Hazel Law and Jorge Matamoros. While in Bluefields I relied enormously on the friendship of...
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Ethnographical Survey of the Miskito and Sumu Indians of Honduras and Nicaragua
Book by Eduard Conzemius; U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1932
Subjects: Miskito Indians, Sumo Indians
...for short intervals, from Iriona to Bluefields, thus avoiding the dangerous and unpleasant...Wanks , Grande or Great , Escondido or Bluefields , and San Juan. During flood times...side of Nicaragua, a little north of Bluefields Bluff, in latitude 12 5 north. Few...
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Close Neighbors, Distant Friends: United States-Central American Relations
Book by John E. Findling; Greenwood Press, 1987
Subjects: Central America--Relations--United States, United States--Relations--Central America
...settlements along the shore. One of these was Bluefields, named for a Dutch trader, Blanvelt...year, Nicaraguan troops had moved into Bluefields, displaced the nominal Miskito government...merchants, used to having their own way in Bluefields, complained loudly, but Secretary...
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Anglo-American Isthmian Diplomacy, 1815-1915
Book by Mary Wilhelmine Williams; American Historical Association, 1916
Subjects: Great Britain--Foreign Relations--United States, Great Britain--Treaties, Etc--United States--1850 Apr. 19, Panama Canal (Panama), United States--Foreign Relations--Great Britain
...on the shore at Cape Gracias a Dios, Bluefields, and other points; 66 and thus the...Cape Gracias a Dios, and surely not Bluefields, which was far to the south and near...tract of land, apparently lying between Bluefields and the San Juan River, to one McLeLachein...
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journal articles on: Bluefields  - 7 results

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Linguistic Innovation and Relationship Terminology in the Pearl Lagoon Basin of Nicaragua
Journal article by Mark Jamieson; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 4, 1998
Subjects: Interpersonal relations--Terminology, Laguna de Perlas, Nicaragua--Popular culture, Miskitos--Social aspects
...either English-speaking Creoles from Bluefields and Pearl Lagoon or Blacks brought in...the shoremen resettling in Belize. In Bluefields and English Bank, however, sizeable...Spanish intervention in the affairs of Bluefields and English Bank was minimal, the Creoles...
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Ownership of Sea-Shrimp Production and Perceptions of Economic Opportunity in a Nicaraguan Miskitu Village (1)
Journal article by Mark Jamieson; Ethnology, Vol. 41, 2002
Subjects: Ethnology--Research, Quality of life--Economic aspects, Shrimping--Economic aspects, Shrimping--Social aspects
...or to boats belonging to buyers from Bluefields and overseas which moored nearby. These...savory snacks to the populations of Bluefields and other urban centers in the region...a crunchy, savory edible enjoyed in Bluefields, Limon, and even Managua. Given the...
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It's Shame That Makes Men and Women Enemies: The Politics of Intimacy among the Miskitu of Kakabila
Journal article by Mark Jamieson; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 6, 2000
Subjects: Central American native peoples--Nicaragua, Interpersonal relations--Social aspects, Sex role--Social aspects, Shame--Analysis
...task. I was returning to Kakabila after a short break in Bluefields on the mail boat (a cargo and passenger vessel). As we docked...Legends and customs of the Pansamak Sumus. In The American. Bluefields, Nicaragua August 14. Haviland, J.B. 1979. Guugu Yimidhirr...
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Charles W. Chesnutt and the Anti-Imperialist Matrix of African-American Writing, 1898-1905
Journal article by Frederick Wegener; Criticism, Vol. 41, 1999
Subjects: African American authors--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Chesnutt, Charles W.--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Race relations--Analysis
...in the Mexican War. By 1894, thanks to the establishment of the first American-owned banana plantations and the revival of Bluefields, the United States had become by far the most influential foreign presence in Nicaragua, controlling over 90 percent of wealth...
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Ethnicity, Modernity, and Retention in the Garifuna Punta
Journal article by Oliver N. Greene Jr.; Black Music Research Journal, Vol. 22, 2002
Subjects: Black music--History, Black music--Performances, Garifunas--History, Music, Black--History, Music, Black--Performances
...Garinagu comprise a small percentage of the black population in Nicaragua. The majority of Garinagu are from families located in Bluefields and total approximately two thousand in number (Scruggs 1998b, 752). In the Lesser Antilles, geographic boundaries and the...
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Red, White and Bluefields
Magazine article by Edward Marriott; Geographical, Vol. 72, February 2000
Subjects: Colonization--Social aspects, Imperialism--Political aspects, Nicaragua--Relations with United Kingdom, Protectorates--History
Red, white and Bluefields. by Edward Marriott...population as the Atlantic Coast. Bluefields, deriving its name from the Dutch...last Miskito king, languishing in Bluefields, cut a pathetic figure, dressed in...
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Enchanting Rhythms from the Other Side
Magazine article by Pilar Garfer; Americas (English Edition), Vol. 44, July 1992
Subjects: Jamaica--Description and travel
...stretch alongside the communities of Bluefields, Auchindown and Whitehouse, while beige...ports. This road, winding east towards Bluefields, is bordered on one side by sweeping...which commands a magnificent view of Bluefields Bay. In these sparkling waters, fishermen...
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An African-American Volunteer in Nicaragua
Magazine article by Mark H. Lewis; World and I, Vol. 14, October 1999
Subjects: African Americans--Personal narratives, Nicaragua--Economic aspects, United Nations. Peace Cooperation Corps--Officials and employees, Volunteerism--Personal narratives
...Mansion de Reggae, I decided to visit Bluefields, on Nicaraguas Atlantic/Caribbean coast...chickens. There is airline service to Bluefields, but I had chosen to travel cheap. The...surprised by the heat and humidity of Bluefields, but I was disappointed that I heard...
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Nicaragua's Ethnic Minorities in the Revolution
Magazine article by Philippe Bourgois; Monthly Review, Vol. 36, January 1985
Subjects: Central American native peoples--Nicaragua, Minorities--Nicaragua, Native Central Americans--Nicaragua, Revolutions--Social aspects
...mostly in the southern coastal port of Bluefields. Also in South Zelaya were 1,500 Garifuna...paralyzation of economic activity in Bluefields. The crowd, which was multiethnic but...itself to local concerns, and tensions in Bluefields were slowly dissipated. Nonetheless...
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Nicaraguans Go to the Polls
Magazine article by Deroy Murdock; Insight on the News, Vol. 10, April 11, 1994
Subjects: Elections--Nicaragua, Nicaragua--Politics and government
...one dubious arrangement, the voters of Bluefields cast their ballots in the homes of the...the Front was in power, we had jobs," Bluefields resident Francisco Chow recalls nostalgically...flared up outside the ballot site on Bluefieldss Central Avenue. The morning after the...
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Football: Where Hero Can Do No Wrong .
Newspaper article by Richard Tanner; The Mirror (London, England), January 13, 1998
...50,000-a-week wage demands would breed some resentment down Bluefields Street. But theres none of it. Anthony, expelled from his...his family." There are 33 council-owned properties down Bluefields Street - 27 semi- detached houses plus six bungalows. They...
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Bluefield College Takes 'Bold Move': Baptist School Cuts Tuition by 23 Percent
Newspaper article by Andrew Cain; The Washington Times, September 2, 1998
Subjects: Virginia
...price," says Dr. Edwards, who served as Bluefields interim president as the trustees pondered...from their state. Last year 89 of Bluefields 137 freshmen were from Virginia and...up the quality," he says. Clearly, Bluefields cut has sparked interest from parents...
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Halfway Up a Volcano, Thousands of Miles from Home ... and I Still End Up Chatting to a Scouser; Ian Hernon Talks to Peter Kilfoyle about His Charity Trek in Nicaragua - and Why the Blisters Were Worth It
Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), March 19, 2008
...2006 - and a local Nicaraguan charity, and tonights programme Bluefields Or Bust should bring in more by raising the heart charitys...be but I fancy another adventure." Never say never again. Bluefields Or Bust is on the Community Channel (Sky 539, Virgin TV 233...
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Wish We Were There from; from the Amazon to Thailand - Eleven Celebrities Pick a Dream Holiday
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), December 29, 1996
...money together to start building a house. The land is in the south-west of the island in a totally undeveloped area near Bluefields and at the moment it is just jungle. It is at the top of a mountain and there are fantastic views about 15 miles along the...
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Club Adds 9 Players for Exhibition Game
Newspaper article by Kevin Seifert; The Washington Times, June 28, 1999
...Included are four pitchers - Class AA Bowies Ron Blazier, Class A Fredericks Ken Sims and Sean Fischer and rookie-level Bluefields Alvie Shepherd - whom Miller hopes will cover all seven innings. TORRE ON SURHOFF Even before watching B.J. Surhoff crack...
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encyclopedia articles on: Bluefields  - 3 results

 
 
1.
Bluefields
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
BLUEFIELDS town (1995 pop. 30,208), capital of the South Atlantic...Autonomous Region and Zelaya dept., SE Nicaragua, on Bluefields Bay at the mouth of the Escondido River. It is Nicaraguas chief Caribbean port. Hardwoods and fish are exported. Bluefields was a rendezvous for English and Dutch buccaneers in...
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Nicaragua
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...highlands have peaks as high as 8,000 ft (2,440 m). On the Caribbean is the torrid Mosquito Coast , with the historic port of Bluefields . This region is home to the Miskito people, who were given limited autonomy by the government in 1987. A lowland belt running...
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Mosquito Coast
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
...preyed on Spanish shipping from there, and English loggers exploited the forest. England established a protective kingdom at Bluefields in 1678. Slaves from Jamaica were brought in to increase the labor supply. In 1848, the British took San Juan del Norte...


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