The Awakening Coast: An Anthology of Moravian Writings from Mosquitia and Eastern Nicaragua, 1849-1899

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index Afro-Caribbeans or Afro-descendants. See Creoles Alparis, 252–53 annatto (achiote), 391n13 Arbeiter, Anton, 227 Auha Pihni, 144, 146 Awakening: described, 316–19; and early manifestations in Dakura, 176– 81; effects of, 3; in Kamla, 193–95; in Karata, 144–48, 155–59; in Kukalaya, 151–54; in northern Mosquito Coast, 266–67; overview of, 35–39; and sukias, 7; and Sumu Indians, 335, 337–39 Awastara, 158, 169–70, 202–3, 225, 254, 265, 407n10 bananas, 103, 314, 293n20 Barrios, Justo Rufino, 22 Barrios, Modesto, 22, 267 bast fiber, 391n12 bats, 393n12 Belize, 117, 156, 162, 242, 254, 290; and mahogany cutting, 16 Bell, Charles Napier, 14, 33, 110 Bethany. See Tasbapauni Bikbila, 339, 414n8 Bilwi, 144, 256, 394n14 bisbaya, 103 Blair, Peter Denton, 10, 19, 31, 112, 129, 233, 268, 392n2, 399n2; biographical information, 85–86; and journey to northern Mosquito Coast, 85–101 Blanco Indians, 249–50 Bluefields, 15, 18–19, 22, 25, 31, 35, 36, 39, 41, 42, 44, 46–49, 50, 57, 60, 65, 67, 75, 84, 85, 86, 100, 103, 107, 116, 136, 144, 149, 150, 187, 249, 257–59; origins of name, 412n3; photograph of, 285; political upheaval in, 278, 280, 281, 284, 286, 287–90 British Slavery Abolition Act (1833), 16 Briton, Colville, 16, 167, 284, 406n6; assassination of, 252; and rivalry with George II, 251–52, 407n8 Cabezas, Rigoberto, 284, 286, 288 cacao: as beverage, 391n10 Cape Gracias a Dios, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 37, 44, 85, 86, 96, 97, 171, 185, 240, 244, 245, 250, 252, 253, 261, 265, 266, 268, 296, 322, 336, 346, 356, 357, 406n5, 408n5 Carib Indians. See Garifunas Carlson, Gottfried: on Sumu Indians of Prinzapolka River, 334–45 cassava root (manioc), 168, 216, 402n16, 415n5 Caste War of Yucatán, 411n4 Catholic Church: expelled from Wasla, 309–10; Managua bishop anoints Miskito governor, 256; and Nicaraguan ruling class, 186–87; in Quamwatla, 355, 357; rumors about, 424 | Index Catholic Church (continued) 261, 281–82; at Wangki River, 296–97 cattle, 196, 208, 342 Central American geography, 347–48; map of, 12 cholera, 386n105 Church of the United Brethren, 6. See also Moravian Church Clarence, Robert Henry: inaugurated as Miskito chief, 283–84, 407n14; and Nicaraguan occupation of Mosquito Reserve, 289–90; photographs of, 27, 28, 285; Sambo opposition to, 255 Clarence, William Henry (Miskito chief), 26–27, 41, 149, 392n26, 399n6; death of, 39 Clayton-Bulwer Treaty (1850), 280 coconuts, 109, 314, 397n5 Colditz, Ernst Paul: accounts of Sandy Bay and Wasla missions, 298–311; photograph of, 11 Corn Islands, 20, 48, 105, 346, 354, 363 Creoles: and Awakening, 3; in Awastara, 234; in Bluefields and Greytown, 19, 150, 153, 382n64; and conflicts with Indians, 47, 123; on Corn Island, 20; in Dakura, 176; in eastern Nicaragua, 14; influence of, on Miskito beliefs, 30; and Nicaraguan annexation of the Mosquito Reserve, 290; rise to power of, 16; in Tasbapauni, 140 Cuicuina, 414n7 Cuthbert, J. W., 27, 28, 282, 293, 385n92, 385n94; photograph of, 27 Dakura, 94, 170, 184, 237, 245, 254, 255, 260, 265, 401n3; account of Wilhelm Siebörger, 171–226; history of, 206– 7; location of, 322–23; travel from Ephrata to, 181–85 dama alwani, 29 Dawan Bila, 19–20, 34, 86, 129, 248, 297 Dennis, Philip, 36 Don Carlos. See Briton, Colville duhindu nani, 386n99 Ephrata, 113, 132, 152, 161, 178, 206, 207, 231, 243, 323, 357, 361, 363, 393n4; Moravian activity in, 373–74. See also Wounta Haulover Erdmann, August, 256, 259, 407n1, 413n10 Estrada, José M., 170–71, 219–20, 401n8, 403n27 Fagoth, Ana Rosa, 30 Feurig, Gustav R. S., 25, 60, 66, 97 Fischer (Fisher), John A., 172, 263, 277, 294, 322, 330, 339; photograph of, 11 Frederic, George, III (Miskito king), 16 Frederic, George Augustus (Miskito king), 25, 26, 41, 149, 184n83, 394n17, 396n6, 399n6 Frederic, Jonathan Charles (Miskito chief), 41, 407n4 Frederic, Robert Charles (Miskito king), 16 Fruitla, 98 Garifunas, 49, 390n4 Garth, Benjamin, 10; biography of, 294, 417n20; photograph of, 11; work of, in Wangki River mission, 294–96, 347 Gebhardt, Ernst Gottlieb, 52, 172; on changes in Dakura, 322–400; on Indians of Dakura and Wangki River, 263–77, 286 Index | 425 George I (Miskito king), 15 George II (Rigby) (Miskito king), 15, 16, 248; assassination of, 254; and rivalry with Colville Briton, 250–52; vendetta against, 252–54 Gerhardt, Paul, 412n1 gold mining, 37, 39, 43, 259, 314...