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'''White Caribbean''' or '''European Caribbean''' is the term for people who are born in the [[Caribbean]] whose ancestors are from [[Europe]] or people who emigrated to the Caribbean from Europe and had acquired citizenship in their respective Caribbean countries. White Caribbeans include:
'''White Caribbean''' or '''European Caribbean''' is the term for people who are born in the [[Caribbean]] whose ancestors are from [[Europe]] or people who emigrated to the Caribbean from Europe and had acquired citizenship in their respective Caribbean countries. White Caribbean people include:


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Revision as of 10:49, 15 August 2024

White Caribbean or European Caribbean is the term for people who are born in the Caribbean whose ancestors are from Europe or people who emigrated to the Caribbean from Europe and had acquired citizenship in their respective Caribbean countries. White Caribbean people include:

History

The first Europeans to arrive in the Caribbean were Spaniards who discovered Hispaniola. Many white people in the Caribbean owned Afro-Caribbean slaves. Many whites came to the Caribbean during the colonial era.[citation needed]

See also

References