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Encyclopedia > Caguax

Caguax was a Taíno cacique who lived on the island of Borikén (Taíno name for Puerto Rico) before the Spanish colonization of the Americas.


The city of Caguas, Puerto Rico derives its name from him.






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Link To Puerto Rico.com - Caguas (1718 words)
The name is derived from the Indian Chief Caguax, a legendary Indian chief who reigned in these lands during the decline of the Taino civilization and faced the Spanish conquerors with brave resistance.
The crown represents Chief Caguax, Monarch of the Turabo Valley, upon the arrival of the Spanish conquerors.
The population of Indians under the reign of Chief Caguax lived during the sixteenth century in the western margin of the Río Grande de Loíza and probably constituted the nucleus of the Dulce Nombre de Jesús del Piñal village, second Christian population of the Valley.
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