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Guacanagaríx

Type Figure Region Caribbean Sea Time 1450–1494 Also known as Guacanagaríx、Guacanagarix、瓜卡纳加里、Guacanagari、Guacanacaríc

Guacanagaríx was one of the five Taíno caciques on Hispaniola when Columbus arrived in 1492, ruling Marién in the northwest;…

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  1. 1450–1492Marién (northwestern Hispaniola) · HaitiWhen Columbus arrived, Hispaniola had five Taíno chiefdoms; Guacanagaríx was the supreme cacique of Marién, ruling the island's northwest. His power rested on village agriculture and fishing and regional exchange, coexisting with other caciques in the east and center.
  2. 1492–1493Coast of Marién (near La Navidad) · HaitiAfter the Santa María ran aground on December 25, 1492, Guacanagaríx received Columbus, helped salvage the wreckage, and allowed the establishment of La Navidad near his village. Columbus left a group of colonists and departed. When he returned on the second voyage in 1493, La Navidad had been destroyed by a hostile tribe and the garrison killed.
  3. 1493–1494Northern highlands of Hispaniola · HaitiHe refused to ally with other caciques attempting to drive out the Spanish and repeatedly reported intelligence to the colonists. As Spanish conquest and enslavement expanded, Marién's population plummeted; he led his remaining followers into the mountains, where he died. The Spanish National Library and Spanish Wikipedia record his death in 1494; English Wikipedia gives no definite year.

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