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Yúcahu [1] —also written as Yucáhuguama Bagua Maórocoti, Yukajú, Yocajú, Yokahu or Yukiyú— was the masculine spirit of fertility in Taíno mythology. [2] He was the supreme deity or zemi of the Pre-Columbian Taíno people along with his mother Atabey who was his feminine counterpart. [3]
The islands of the Caribbean were successively settled since at least around 5000 BC, long before European arrival in 1492. The Caribbean islands were dominated by two main cultural groups by the European contact period: the Taino and the Kalinago. Individual villages of other distinct cultural groups were also present on the larger islands.
The subsequent Spanish colonization of the island forced thousands of Indians to other neighboring islands such as Borikén (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 Cacique of yucayeque in Utuado, Puerto Rico .
The Caguana Ceremonial Ball Courts Site (often referred to as Caguana Site) is an archaeological site located in Caguana, Utuado in Puerto Rico, considered to be one of the largest and most important Pre-Columbian sites in the West Indies. [4]
The repeated coquí symbol suggests the influence of the coquí on art, poetry, and decorative works such as pottery in Taino society. [citation needed] In these carvings, the positioning [clarification needed] of frog-like hands represented "femaleness". In addition, coquí frogs, with their rich vocals before a rain, were said to be ...
Several languages of the Greater Antilles, specifically in Cuba and Hispaniola, appear to have preceded the Arawakan Taíno.Almost nothing is known of them, though a couple recorded words, along with a few toponyms, suggest they were not Arawakan or Cariban, the families of the attested languages of the Antilles.
A couple on Long Island installed a massive 42-foot inflatable Santa Claus on their front lawn in hopes of “making Christmas great again,” they said. The towering decoration naturally went on ...
The Guanahatabey region in relation to Taíno and Island Carib groups. The Guanahatabey (also spelled Guanajatabey) were an Indigenous people of western Cuba at the time of European contact. Archaeological and historical studies suggest the Guanahatabey were archaic hunter-gatherers with a distinct language and culture from their neighbors, the ...