More than 5,000 Black Caribs were eventually deported to Roatán, an island off the coast of Honduras.

Many intermarried with indigenous Africans, thus causing the Black Caribs.

According Itarala, many intermarried between indigenous and African people, was which caused the origin of the Black Caribs.

The governor of the island, William Young, complained that the Black Caribs had the best land and they had no right to live there.

Meanwhile, the Black Caribs with higher Amerindian traits were maintained on the island.

Over time, the Black Caribs would be denominated in the mainland of Central America as "Garifuna".

These activities still characterize the Black Caribs as specific ethnic people.

Some of the old barracks now house a museum with a colourful history of the Black Caribs or Garifuna depicted on its walls.

They were identified as the "Black Caribs" to differentiate them from the native Caribbean population.

Throughout history they have been incorrectly labelled as Black Caribs.