The American Nations, Vol. I.: Or, Outlines of a National History of the Ancient and Modern Nations of North and South AmericaRafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel)
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The American Nations, Vol. I.: Or, Outlines of a National History of the Ancient and Modern Nations of North and South America
Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel)
Indians; Indians -- Origin; Taino Indians; Taino language
_18th Event._ Another subsequent flood although omitted by Roman, is
alluded to by others, Garcia says that Hayti and Cuba were then cut
asunder and separated from Yucatan. Dangleria says that the islands
Lucayas that then joined to the great islands, were divided by irruptions
of the sea. It is the second flood of Peleg, which in the Antilles broke
the islands by volcanic explosions. It is impossible to say what events of
the next period, may belong to the interval between the two floods; but
probably some of them. All these antidiluvian events appear to belong to a
different country than the Antilles, which did not even then exist, at
least in their actual state, and may properly be referred to the island
Atlantis or the eastern hemisphere. It was at this last cataclysm that the
Antilles assumed their actual shape and number.
Part III.—_Ancient History._
_19th Event._ After the floods the men dwelt in caves on the mountain
_Cauta_ in the land of _Caanau_ or _Caunana_ or _Caona_.
The mountains of _Cauta_ must have been the refuge of men at one of the
floods: they answer probably to the _Cuta_ of the Hindus, name given to
many rocky lands and capes besides mountains. The _Ceuta_ mountain of
Africa south of Gibraltar, was one of them, also called _Abyla_ from the
_Cabyles_ or Nomadic Berbers. Dangleria states a tradition that men were
created on that mountain. _Cauta_ although unexplained is identic with
_Icota_ turtle, _Ca-uta_ land raised. _Caona_ means golden.
The land _Caanau_ of Roman, _Caunana_ of Dangleria, has been mistaken for
the land of _Canaan_ by some writers: others deem it Florida. Both are
wrong. The Haytians did not come from North America; but may have sent
colonies there. They came from the east, South America and Africa, or the
Atlantis. The name means land of Noah? (_Caa-Nau_, _Cau-Nana_). _Caunia_
was the ancient name of Asia Minor and Caria, the first Carians were
Caunians, a Pelagian tribe which expelled by the Leleges, settled the
Grecian islands, and Lybia part of which was called _Caani_. The _Anakim_
of Syria giants dwelt in _Ca-anak_. The _Khaoni_ were the ancestors of
Epirians and Illyrians. _Cauni_ was a mauritanian tribe.
_20th Event._ The sun and moon are two great Zemis called _Binthaitel_
(sun divine) and his wife _Marohu_ (moon), come out of the cave
_Iovana-boina_ (Jehovah-Solar), and rule the world, establishing the solar
and lunar dynasties.
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