The General was an official in the Miskito Kingdom. The position appears to have been created in the early eighteenth century and was under the control of the Zambo segment of the kingdom. The General ruled the northern region from the Wanks River to nearly Trujillo.
The General was an official in the Miskito Kingdom. The position appears to have been created in the early eighteenth century and was under the control...
535,225, with 456,000 living in Nicaragua. The Miskito people speak the Miskito language and Miskito Coast Creole. Most also speak other languages, such...
coast of present-day Nicaragua and Honduras. It was named after the local Miskito Nation and was long dominated by British interests and known as the Mosquito...
split between himself, a Miskito Governor, a MiskitoGeneral, and by the 1750s, a Miskito Admiral. Historical information on Miskito kings is often obscured...
The Miskito Sambu, also known simply as the Miskito, are an ethnic group of mixed cultural ancestry (African-Indigenous American) occupying a portion...
The Miskito language, the language of the Miskito people of the Atlantic coast of Nicaragua and Honduras, is a member of the Misumalpan language family...
is composed of syllables from the names of the family's three members Miskito, Sumo languages and Matagalpan. It was first recognized by Walter Lehmann...
Mayangna, as the name "Sumo" is a derogatory name historically used by the Miskito people. Their culture is closer to that of the indigenous peoples of Costa...
(in Miskito language, from English, means "crazy sickness") is a contagious, culture-bound syndrome that occurs predominantly among the Miskito people...
King of the Miskito Nation. He was born at the Public General Hospital in Kingston, Jamaica. He was the last hereditary chief of the Miskito in 1890–1894...
Peter I was a ruler of the Miskito kingdom, 1729–1739. He came to power as a result of the death of his brother, his predecessor, probably Jeremy II....
Myrna Kay Cunningham Kain is a Miskito feminist, indigenous rights activist and medical surgeon from Nicaragua. She has participated in political-social...
including the Miskitos, Mayangnas, and others. Regional official languages are Creole (Miskito Coast Creole and Rama Cay Creole), Miskito, Sumo (Mayangna...
Miskito Kingdom and Belize. Many of the commercial vessels were from Jamaica and New York City, but ships also came from New England. In 1718 General...
an execution of 35 to 40 Miskitos in December 1981, and an execution of 75 people in November 1984. In the Nicaraguan general elections of 1984, which...
and the annexation of the town to the Miskito Kingdom in 1848. Holding this town gave Britain and the Miskito Kingdom control of an important point in...
George II, also referred to as Young George, was a king of the Miskito Kingdom, born 1758, and ruled from 1777–1800. As a young man, his father George...
language spoken by the Belizean Creole people. It is closely related to Miskito Coastal Creole, San Andrés-Providencia Creole, and Jamaican Patois. Belizean...
regions in the north of Honduras never fell to the Spanish, notably the Miskito Kingdom. After the Spanish conquest, Honduras became part of Spain's vast...
tahuajcas. The mother tongue of this town is Tawahka, but they also speak Miskito and Spanish, although they still have some difficulty speaking Spanish...
coast of Nicaragua. During the 17th or 18th century, the more powerful Miskito awarded the island to the Rama people in recognition of their assistance...
Settlement of English people along the Caribbean Coast, or Miskito Coast, of Nicaragua began in 1633. The area was controlled by Britain until 1860, and...
people on the island of Rama Cay in eastern Nicaragua. It is based on Miskito Coast Creole with additional elements of the Chibchan language Rama and...
was greatly reduced following conflicts with neighbouring community, the Miskito. In archaeological reckoning, the Pech formed a number of chiefdoms, some...
violations against the Miskito Indians, which were alleged to have taken place after opposition forces (the Contras) infiltrated a Miskito village in order...
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