The Garifunas: As a result of a treaty between the colonial powers Spain and England, the so-called black Caribs (Garifunas) were allowed to settle on the eastern coast of Honduras, from Trujillo to the east. The Garifunas are mestizos of Afro-descendants who fled from the English and sought refuge on the Caribbean island of San Vicente where they mingled with the aboriginal population. Their language is indigenous, linked to the Arawako stock of the Antilles. Their towns were extending towards the east, by the coast remaining isolated until the arrival of the banana companies.
The islanders: They are, in general, the inhabitants of the Bay Islands, dominated for two centuries by the English. They have white and African ancestry and the so called caracolillos stand out, mestizos of white figure, but African features. Their common language is English and their religion is Christian-Anglican. As a result of a treaty between the colonial powers Spain and England, the so-called black Caribs (Garifunas) were allowed to settle on the eastern coast of Honduras, from Trujillo to the east. The Garifunas are mestizos of Afro-descendants who fled from the English and sought refuge on the Caribbean island of San Vicente where they mingled with the aboriginalpopulation. Their language is indigenous, linked to the Arawako stock of the Antilles. Their towns were extending towards the east, by the coast remaining isolated until the arrival of the banana companies.
