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Puerto Rican anthropologist Ricardo Alegría suggests that the proper pronunciation and name of the cacique was Aymaco, with Aymamón being a way of designating the cacique that ruled over the region called Aymamio, or possibly just a misunderstanding of the name's adequate pronunciation. However, historical documents have traditionally used ...
Taíno Diccionary, A dictionary of words of the Indigenous peoples of Caribbean from the encyclopedia "Clásicos de Puerto Rico, second edition, publisher, Ediciones Latinoamericanas. S.A., 1972" compiled by Puerto Rican historian Dr. Cayetano Coll y Toste of the "Real Academia de la Historia".
Pages in category "Taíno people from Puerto Rico" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Puerto Ricans (Spanish: Puertorriqueños), [12] [13] most commonly known as Boricuas, [a] [14] but also occasionally referred to as Borinqueños, Borincanos, [b] or Puertorros, [c] [15] are an ethnic group native to the Caribbean archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, and a nation identified with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico through ancestry, culture, or history.
Taino reenactment in Puerto Rico. The Taíno, an Arawak people, were the major population group throughout most of the Caribbean. Their culture was divided into three main groups, the Western Taíno, the Classic Taíno, and the Eastern Taíno, with other variations within the islands.
Puerto Rican people of Taíno descent (2 P) T. Taíno people from Puerto Rico (8 P) Pages in category "Taíno in Puerto Rico" The following 8 pages are in this ...
Statue of Agüeybaná II in Parque Monumento, Ponce The native Taíno tribes have played a major role in the history and culture of the island of Puerto Rico.At the head of each tribe was a cacique who, along with the nitaínos, governed each of the yucayeques, or villages of the island.
Rough earth; Mother of all lands Cuba: Cobao Taino: Large island or place Puerto Rico: Borikén Taino: Land of the Valiant and Noble Lord Jamaica: Yamayé Taino: Land of Wood and Water or Land of Springs