The Taino kingdoms of Ayiti before 1492: five cacicazgos (chiefdoms) recorded by Spanish chroniclers: Marien (cacique Guacanagari), Magua (Guarionex), Maguana…
Year: 1492 · Places: Ayiti, Europe
SUMMARYThe Taino kingdoms of Ayiti before 1492: five cacicazgos (chiefdoms) recorded by Spanish chroniclers: Marien (cacique Guacanagari), Magua (Guarionex), Maguana (Caonabo), Jaragua (Bohechio, then Queen Anacaona), Higuey (Cayacoa, then Cotubanama). Record. NAMING RULE (Tito, Nov 1): 1804 was not Ayiti's "first" empire. Call Dessalines's state the Restoration (historians label it the "First Empire of Haiti"), because the Taino kingdoms came first.