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Miskito Admiral
The Miskito Admiral was an official in the Miskito Kingdom. His domain was the southernmost of the kingdom's territories, extending from Peal Key Lagoon down to Bluefields. The title emerged later than other Miskito titles. List of Admirals * Dilly (c. 1740) * Trelawney "Alparis" Dilson Trelawny or Trelawney may refer to: Places * Trelawny (electoral division), an electoral division of Cornwall * Trelawny, Black Hill, Ballarat, a heritage house in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia * Trelawny, Jamaica, a parish of Cornwall County, J ... (c 1760-1770) * "The King's Brother" (c. 1800) * Earnee (c. 1816) Michael Olien, "General, Governor and Admiral: Three Miskito Lines of Succession," ''Ethnohistory'' 45/2 (1998): 285, figure 2. References {{Reflist Miskito ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mosquito Coast
The Mosquito Coast, also known as the Mosquitia or Mosquito Shore, historically included the area along the eastern coast of present-day Nicaragua and Honduras. It formed part of the Western Caribbean Zone. It was named after the local Miskitu Nation and was long dominated by British interests and known as the Mosquito Kingdom. From 1860 suzerainty of the area was transferred to Nicaragua with the name Mosquito Reserve, and in November 1894 the Mosquito Coast was militarily incorporated into Nicaragua. However, in 1960, the northern part was granted to Honduras by the International Court of Justice. The Mosquito Coast was generally defined as the domain of the Mosquito or Miskitu Kingdom and expanded or contracted with that domain. During the 19th century, the question of the kingdom's borders was a serious issue of international diplomacy between Britain, the United States, Nicaragua, and Honduras. Conflicting claims regarding both the kingdom's extent and arguable nonexisten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pearl Lagoon
Pearl Lagoon is a municipality that is often time called just Lagoon and was historically known as English Bank. It is located in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua. It is the most important town of the largest coastal lagoon also by the name of Pearl Lagoon in the South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region of Nicaragua and which the name of the town is derived from. As of 2021, Pearl Lagoon Municipality had a population of 20,557. History Pearl Lagoon, along with the eastern half of present-day Nicaragua, was a British protectorate from 1655 until 1860, a period when the region was called the Mosquito Coast. In the period before 1894, eastern Nicaragua was a British protectorate, ruled through a line of Miskito kings. About a century ago, Pearl Lagoon was considered to be the second capital of the Moskitian Kingdom when the last Miskito King took up residence in the town of Pearl City , the capital of the municipality. At that time, Pearl Lagoon was called ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bluefields, Nicaragua
Bluefields is the capital of the South Caribbean Autonomous Region in Nicaragua. It was also the capital of the former Kingdom of Mosquitia, and later the Zelaya Department, which was divided into North and South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Regions. It is located on Bluefields Bay at the mouth of the Bluefields River in the municipality of the same name. It was named after Abraham Blauvelt, a Dutch- Jewish pirate, privateer, and explorer of Central America and the western Caribbean. It has a population of 55,575 (2021 estimate) and its inhabitants are mostly Afro-descendant Creoles, Miskitu, Mestizo, as well as smaller communities of Garinagu, Chinese, Mayangna, and Rama. Bluefields is the chief Caribbean port, from which hardwood, seafood, shrimp and lobster are exported. Bluefields was a rendezvous for European buccaneers in the 16th and 17th century and became capital of the English protectorate of the Kingdom of Mosquitia in 1678. During United States interventions (1912 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miskito Admiral Dilly
Miskito may refer to: * Miskito people, ethnic group in Honduras and Nicaragua ** Miskito Sambu, branch of Miskito people with African admixture ** Tawira Miskito, branch of Miskito people of largely indigenous origin * Miskito language, original language of the Miskito people * Miskito Coastal Creole, English based creole spoken in Nicaragua * Miskito Languages, alternate name for Misumalpan languages * Miskito Coast, alternate name for Mosquito Coast * Miskito Cays, group of small islands in the Caribbean near Nicaragua See also *Mosquito (other) Mosquito most commonly refers to flying insects of the family ''Culicidae''. Mosquito may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Mosquito'' (film), a 1995 science fiction film directed by Gary Jones * ''The Mosquito'' (film), a 1954 West Ger ... * Moskito (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trelawney "Alparis" Dilson
Trelawny or Trelawney may refer to: Places * Trelawny (electoral division), an electoral division of Cornwall * Trelawny, Black Hill, Ballarat, a heritage house in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia * Trelawny, Jamaica, a parish of Cornwall County, Jamaica * Trelawny, Pelynt (''alias'' Trelawne), an historic manor and the historic seat of the Trelawny baronets in Cornwall * Trelawney, Zimbabwe, a village in the province of Mashonaland West Other uses * Trelawny (surname) * Trelawny baronets * Trelawny Island, an islet near Looe Island, off Cornwall * Trelawny League, a football league based in Cornwall * Trelawny Tigers, a motorcycle speedway team * "The Song of the Western Men", also known as "Trelawny", a Cornish anthem about Sir Jonathan Trelawny * ''Trelawny of the 'Wells''', an 1898 play by Arthur Wing Pinero ** ''Trelawny'', a 1972 Julian Slade Julian Penkivil Slade (28 May 1930 – 17 June 2006) was an English writer of musical theatre, best known for the show ''Sal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miskito Admiral Earnee
Miskito may refer to: * Miskito people, ethnic group in Honduras and Nicaragua ** Miskito Sambu, branch of Miskito people with African admixture ** Tawira Miskito, branch of Miskito people of largely indigenous origin * Miskito language, original language of the Miskito people * Miskito Coastal Creole, English based creole spoken in Nicaragua * Miskito Languages, alternate name for Misumalpan languages * Miskito Coast, alternate name for Mosquito Coast * Miskito Cays, group of small islands in the Caribbean near Nicaragua See also *Mosquito (other) Mosquito most commonly refers to flying insects of the family ''Culicidae''. Mosquito may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Mosquito'' (film), a 1995 science fiction film directed by Gary Jones * ''The Mosquito'' (film), a 1954 West Ger ... * Moskito (other) {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
