Guarionex
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Guarionex was a Taíno
cacique
from the cacicazgo of Maguá in the island of Hispaniola
. The later Spanish colonization of the island pushed thousands of indians to other neighboring islands such as Borikén
(Taíno name for Puerto Rico
) to where he fled.
Guarionex, meaning "The Brave Noble Lord", became the cacique of the village of Otoao or Utuado
in Puerto Rico
in 1493. Under his leadership, the Ciguanas laid siege to the countryside before fighting in the great battle of the Toa with Chiefs Gueybaná, Urayoán
and Orocobix
, against the Spanish and Sotomayor in 1511. After the battle he was captured and sent to Spain with a boatload of captive intended for slavery. The ship went down en route to Spain. The captives were chained down in the ship.
Taíno people
The Taínos were pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles. It is thought that the seafaring Taínos are relatives of the Arawak people of South America...
cacique
Cacique
Cacique is a title derived from the Taíno word for the pre-Columbian chiefs or leaders of tribes in the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles...
from the cacicazgo of Maguá in the island of Hispaniola
Hispaniola
Hispaniola is a major island in the Caribbean, containing the two sovereign states of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. The island is located between the islands of Cuba to the west and Puerto Rico to the east, within the hurricane belt...
. The later Spanish colonization of the island pushed thousands of indians to other neighboring islands such as Borikén
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
(Taíno name for Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
) to where he fled.
Guarionex, meaning "The Brave Noble Lord", became the cacique of the village of Otoao or Utuado
Utuado, Puerto Rico
Utuado is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central-western mountainous region of the island known as La Cordillera Central. It is located north of Adjuntas and Ponce; south of Hatillo and Arecibo; east of Lares; and west of Ciales and Jayuya. In land area it is the third-largest...
in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
in 1493. Under his leadership, the Ciguanas laid siege to the countryside before fighting in the great battle of the Toa with Chiefs Gueybaná, Urayoán
Urayoán
Urayoán was a Taíno "Cacique" famous for ordering the drowning of Diego Salcedo to determine if the Spanish were gods.He was the cacique of "Yucayeque del Yagüeka or Yagueca", a region that presently spans between Añasco and Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. In 1511, Urayoán and Agüeybaná II conceived a...
and Orocobix
Orocobix
Orocobix was the principal regional Taino Cacique of the central mountain region of Puerto Rico called Jatibonicu in the 16th century. The Jatibonicu territorial region covered the present day municipalities of Aibonito, Orocovis, Barranquitas, Morovis and Corozal...
, against the Spanish and Sotomayor in 1511. After the battle he was captured and sent to Spain with a boatload of captive intended for slavery. The ship went down en route to Spain. The captives were chained down in the ship.