The event has been commonly understood as a violent confrontation between colonialists and communists. Slavery in Haiti was established by the Spanish and French colonialists. The concept of monarchy existed in the Americas long before the arrival of European colonialists. Kahigi is among the chiefs who waived their territories by colloborating with German colonialists. In addition to horse races, the club also launched polo matches among natives and colonialists. The Indian Bengali Rabindranath Tagore attacked the European colonialists. Catholicism was introduced by priests with the Spanish colonialists in the 16th century. Others were created because of segregation imposed by the colonialists. These workers were brought to Africa by British colonialists, therefore most held British passports. Societal acceptance quickly disappeared after the arrival of the European colonialists and Christianity. Timbo then became the capital of Fuuta Jallon until the arrival of French colonialists. The Kechemeche first encountered European colonialists around 1600. The early colonialists referred to them as Hottentots. European colonialists operated shipping on the lake. The name was mostly chosen by American colonialists.