The amazing adventures of John Roach (second and final installment)

Abstract

In this issue of Wani we present the continuation and final part of “The Surprising Adventures of John Roach”, As we pointed out above, both the author and the text itself present problems to historical criticism which we avoid entering into, since their treatment would require several pages and elements of judgment which we lack here. However, it seems to us that it would be useful for the reader to offer some information on the two indigenous groups alluded to, namely, the Kukras and the Ulwas. The Kukras group became extinct, it seems, around the middle of the last century, largely due to the fierce persecution they were subjected to, during the 18th century, by the Miskito Indians, who, encouraged by English traders, undertook a relentless hunt to sell them as slaves. Today the toponymy “Kukra Híll” perpetuates only their memory, since not even their language is still spoken.