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Caonabo (died 1496) was a Taíno
cacique (chieftain) of
Hispaniola at the time of
Christopher Columbus's
arrival to the island. He was
known for his fighting...
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established on the
north coast of the island, La Navidad, was destro**** by
Caonabo.
Caonabo also
attempted to sack
Fortaleza de
Santo Tomás, but was
captured by...
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consolidation of his
influence and power, Bohechío
married Anacaona to
Caonabo,
cacique of Maguana.
Together they had one daughter, Higüemota. On December...
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women from the tribe, and that
after some left for the
territory of
Caonabo,
Caonabo came and
burned the fort and
killed the rest of the men there. Columbus...
- 1 February 1972 and
commissioned in the
Dominican Navy on the 16th as
Caonabo (RM-18).
Seven years later, she was
returned to US
Naval custody, and was...
- conquest, led by
female Chief Anacaona of
Xaragua and her ex-husband
Chief Caonabo of Maguana, as well as
Chiefs Guacanagaríx, Guamá, Hatuey, and Enriquillo...
- Columbus's
return during his
second voyage, he
learned it was the
chief Caonabo who had m****acred his
settlement at Navidad.
While Columbus established...
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ruled respectively by
caciques (chiefs) Guacanagarix, Guarionex,
Caonabo, Bohechío, and Cayacoa.
Dating from 1493, when the
Spanish settled on the...
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received are:
Commander of the
Order of
Merit of Duarte, Sánchez and Mella,
Caonabo Gold in 1988,
Vasconcelos National Prize Award from the
Front Affirmation...
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childless at death, was
succeeded by his sister, Anacaona, wife of the
cacique Caonabo. The
Spanish insisted on
larger tributes. Eventually, the
Spanish colonial...
