"The unevenly clustered historical conditions of the Caribbean nations bind us to the revival and redefinition of the ideals of unification begotten by 19th Century Puerto Rican thinkers. Coleccion Caribena is intended to build connection points that will enable the exchange of ideas, languages and forms. In doing so this collection will reflect the plural character of the region while publishing a comprehensive sample of works in various fields-Literature, Social Sciences, Literary Criticism, History-and, hopefully in various languages. A translation into Spanish of Arturo Morales' work about Puerto Rico in the 18th Century. With this excellent research work Morales Carrion documents the diverse contacts of Puerto Rico with the other three colonizing powers prevalent at that time in the Caribbean region."