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Hatuey (/ ɑːˈtweɪ /), also Hatüey (/ ˌɑːtuˈeɪ /; died 2 February 1512), was a Taíno Cacique (chief) of the Hispaniolan cacicazgo of Guanaba (in present-day La Gonave, Haiti). [1] He lived from the late 15th until the early 16th century. Chief Hatuey and many of his tribesmen travelled from present-day La Gonave by canoe to Cuba to ...
Hatuey monument plaque. The Spanish transliterated kasike and used the term (cacique) to refer to the local leader of essentially any indigenous group in Spanish America. [10] Caribbean caciques who did not initially oppose the Spanish became middlemen, serving as the interface between their communities and the Spanish.
Yara, Cuba. Monument of Taino chief Hatuey in Yara, depicting the moment he was burnt by Spanish soldiers. Bind to a tamarind tree planted in 1907. Yara is a small town and municipality in the Granma Province of Cuba, located halfway between the cities of Bayamo and Manzanillo, in the Gulf of Guacanayabo. Yara means "place" in the Taíno language.
Mabuda Estates farm house: Siteki: Khambi's stone: Entfonjeni: Lion Cavern: Malolotja: early mine: Sibebe Rock: Mbuluzi River valley: Emgwayiza: Malolotja: Afromontane forest, green chert: Mehluko Hill: old fortress: Manzamnyama Falls near Zombodze II (site of Royal ceremony) Mahamba Gorge: Disused gold mines: c.1880-1920s: including Piggs Peak ...
Anacaona was born in Yaguana (present-day Léogâne, Haiti), [6] the capital of Jaragua, [7] in 1474 (?). Her name was derived from the Taíno words ana, meaning 'flower', and caona, meaning 'gold, golden.'. [3] Anacaona's brother Bohechío was a local chieftain. He extended his rule in 1475 to include all territories west of Xaragua.
Patuxai (Lao: ປະຕູໄຊ, pronounced [pā.tùː sáj] ; literally Victory Gate or Gate of Triumph, formerly the Anousavary or Anosavari Monument, known by the French as Monument Aux Morts) is a war monument in Downtown Vientiane, Laos, built between 1957 and 1968. The Patuxai was dedicated to those who fought in the struggle for ...
Ruins located in Hovenweep National Monument. Monarch Cave: Anasazi Bluff Ruins located in Butler Wash, Utah. Hovenweep House: Anasazi Bluff Ruins located in Hovenweep National Monument. Rim Rock House: Anasazi Bluff Ruins located in Hovenweep National Monument. Twin Towers: Anasazi Bluff Ruins located in Hovenweep National Monument. Stronghold ...
August 27, 1980 [1] The Faraway Ranch Historic District is part of the Chiricahua National Monument in southeastern Arizona, and preserves an area associated with the final conflicts with the local Apache, one of the last frontier settlements, and in particular, its association with the people who promoted the establishment of the Chiricahua ...