Talk:Guanaja

Meaning: "Caracol People".

The term "Caracol People" is used only by the mainland (Honduras) population when they refer to the native islanders. Caracol is actually a sea molusk also know as "Conch" by the native islanders, since fishing is our main source of income. The Bay Islands; Roatan, Guanaja and Utila once were british, we still maintain our culture, customs and our dialect which is creole english; we celebrate Easter, Holloween, Thanksgiving, Xmas, New year, etc. Guanaja once was known to be an economically self sostained island,independant from honduran government. With it's massive seafood processing plants, all fishing boat were owned by locals. The "Caribbean Star", a mid size cargo ship would leave the island headed to Tampa, Florida with millions of dollars worth in processed seafood (lobster, shrimp, fish, and crab). Taxes would go to the capital of Honduras wich is Tegucigalpa, honduran government is known to be one of the most corrupt in the world, I guess that says it all; we had to take care of our own utilities such as water system, electricity, roads, the only thing they provide up to this date is a few school teachers, a poor military police station and an unreliable phone service. And thats where the term "Caracol People" came from.

                                    J. Fredricks.
                                      

Born and raised in Guanaja, Bay islands Of Honduras.≈≈≈≈ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.148.69.116 (talk) 22:15, 18 March 2010 (UTC)

Bonacca Island is sometimes called Guanaja and or Isla de Pinos. Bonacca, Bay Islands of Honduras. The Original Inhabitants were carried off in Spanish Slave Raids. They died in early Cuban silver mines 1510-1526.

http://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00099216/00001/1j we had to go with three boats to some little islets that are between the island of Cuba and Honduras, that are now known as the islands of Los Guanaxes [Guanajes], and we had to go in arms and fill up the boats with a cargo of Indians from those islets to serve as slaves" (here Bernal uses the word esclavos, "slaves", against Velázquez, whereas he had previously avoided speaking of the Indians who Velázquez had promised to him). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.194.148.18 (talk) 22:35, 5 June 2012 (UTC)

Discovered?

The article states - Inhabited by the Payans Indian, Christopher Columbus landed 30 July ... It also references Columbus discovering the island. I suppose one of the two are facts. Which statement should be corrected?

अभय नातू (talk) 02:59, 14 January 2017 (UTC)