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Revision as of 13:20, 20 February 2023
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:
- Béké
- White Bahamians
- White Barbadians
- White Bermudians
- White Dominicans (Dominica)
- White Dominicans (Dominican Republic)
- White Guyanese
- White Haitians
- White Jamaicans
- White Kittitians and Nevisians
- White Puerto Ricans
- White Surinamese
- White Trinidadians and Tobagonians
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]