JAMAICA Ana Miranda Anne Ramírez Andrea Romero Leire Ruiz Nerea Zubiria

Index: Location Civilization - Culture - Bob Marley Demography and society Demographic and social evolution

Location

CIVILIZATION History : 1494 - Spanish possession until Cristobal Colon´s arrive 1655 - Willian Penn and Robert Venables take the island British dominium - biggest sugar producer of the world.

Mixing a lot of cultures. (The Rastafarian culture ) The 80% Christian The 18% is Catholic-roman The 6% is Methodist The 5% is Presbyterian. 1960 appeared the reggae. A lot of types of skin and traditions. Strange forms of speaking, walking, wearing clothes… Very famous musicians, like Bob Marley. CULTURE

Nesta Robert "Bob" Marley (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) Singer-songwriter and musician. Ska, rocksteady and reggae styles Bob Marley & The Wailers (1963–1981). Worldwide audience. Some Songs: The Wailing Wailers Soul Revolution Catch a Fire Natty Dread  Rastaman Vibration  Survival  Three Little Birds BOB MARLEY

The most of the population African 1945 and 1990 population increase 2.780.132 inhabitants Black people 91,2%,other race 6,2%, other 2,6% Most of the men live until 73 Women until 78 years old. In 1998 birth rate decrease 0,70 % The 45 % live in rural areas. The official language is English DEMOGRAPHY AND SOCIETY

DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL EVOLUTION In the first centurys, 17 century a lot of black slaves Then, the British white slaves took the island in the 17 century.

Black slaves produce sugar 20 century A determination of the racism in Jamica The national hero: Marcus Mosiah Garvey It revindicate the black society

In 1929, Garvey introduced a program that tried all the persons with the same reasons In the other centurys - In the 60 century, the rastafary society (Bob Marley), predominate

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