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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...
- 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...
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local natives blamed the
trouble on a
cacique from the
interior named Caonabo. They
began to
explore the
island and
build a
permanent settlement named...
- 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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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...
- were
ruled respectively by
caciques (chiefs) Guacanagarix, Guarionex,
Caonabo, Bohechío, and Cayacoa.
Dating from 1493, when the
Spanish settled on the...
- hounds. He
killed or
captured many,
including the prin****l
cacique Caonabo. It was
Caonabo who was
responsible for the
Navidad m****acre. He was sent to Spain...
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alliance with the
chief of
Haniguayagua for
control of the
southwest and
Caonabo, and for
control of and
access to Yuboa. Fray Bartolomé De Las
Casas (1876)...
