Guaynia Explained

Guaynia was the territory that stretched along the southern coast of Puerto Rico in the pre-Columbian era.[1] The Taino cacique (tribal chief) Agüeybaná[2] ruled the area around Guayanilla when Christopher Columbus landed in Puerto Rico in 1493.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Francisco Michelena y Rojas. Exploración oficial por la primera vez desde el norte de la America del Sur . 1867. 400. A. Locroix, Verboeckhoven. Spanish.
  2. Book: José R. Oliver. Caciques and Cemi Idols: The Web Spun by Taino Rulers Between Hispaniola and Puerto Rico. 10 May 2009. University of Alabama Press. 978-0-8173-5515-9. 203–.
  3. Diaz Soler . Luis Manuel . 1950. Historia De La Esclavitud Negra en Puerto Rico . LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses. 2021-01-12.

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