Jumacao (born c. 1480s) was the Taino Cacique (Chief) of the area in Puerto Rico named after him (now spelled Humacao). Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century Decades: 1430s 1440s 1450s 1460s 1470s - 1480s - 1490s 1500s 1510s 1520s 1530s Years: 1480 1481 1482 1483 1484 1485 1486 1487 1488 1489 Events and Trends Categories: 1480s ... The Taíno are the pre-Hispanic Amerindian inhabitants of the Greater Antilles, which includes Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Bahamas. ... A cacique is a tribal chief in Latin America, particularly of the Spanish West Indies from the 16th century. ... Humacao is a quiet little town in Eastern Puerto Rico named after the Taino Cacique Jumacao. ...

The Tainos, who lived in Puerto Rico long before the arrival of the Spaniards, were an organized and peaceful people. The only problems they had were occasionally with the cannibals of the Carib tribes. The Cacique was the head of the tribe and the governor of his region. They reported to the "Supreme Cacique", who during Jumacao's time was the Cacique Agueybana. When the Spaniards arrived, Agueybana received Juan Ponce de Leon with open arms. This extended friendship was soon to end because the Conquistadores started to enslave the Tainos and to destroy their way of life. Cannibalism is the act or practice of eating members of the same species, e. ... Carib or Island Carib is the name of a people of the Lesser Antilles islands, after whom the Caribbean Sea was named; their name for themselves was Kalinago for men and Kallipuna for women. ... Agueybana (died 1510) whose name means Great Sun, was the principal Cacique (Chief) of the Tainos and the most powerful governing Taino in Borinken (Puerto Rico) when the Spaniards first arrived. ... See also Agueybana Hayuya Jumacao Discoverer of the Americas Categories: People stubs | 1460 births | 1521 deaths | History of Puerto Rico | Conquistadores ... Conquistador (meaning Conqueror in the Spanish language) is the term used to refer to the soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under Spanish rule between the 15th and 17th centuries. ...

According to the "Chronicles of the Indias", which are kept in Seville, Spain, in February 1511, Agueybana's brother Agueybana II, Urayoan, the Cacique of Añasco and some of their men drowned the Spanish Bishop Diego Salcedo. They watched over Salcedo's body to see if he came back to life. When he did not, the Tainos realized that the Spaniards were not "Gods" after all. This article is about the city in Spain. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events Diego Velázquez and Hernán Cortés conquer Cuba; Velázquez appointed Governor. ... Agueybana (died 1510) whose name means Great Sun, was the principal Cacique (Chief) of the Tainos and the most powerful governing Taino in Borinken (Puerto Rico) when the Spaniards first arrived. ... Añasco is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... There are two Diego Salcedo entries: Diego Salcedo (died in February, 1511) was a Spanish soldier who unwillingly became part of Puerto Ricos history with his death. ... The term God (capitalized in English language as a proper noun) is often used to refer to a Supreme Being. ...

When the news spread among the Tainos, they started a rebellion and attacked some Spanish settlements. After Ponce de Leon's troops killed the Cacique Agueybana, the Tainos (now ruled by Agueybana II) and the Spanish Government reached an agreement and signed a peace treaty. However, the Spaniards in the island did not respect the treaty and continued to enslave and destroy many of the Taino villages.

The Cacique Jumacao was the first Cacique to learn how to read and write in Spanish. He proved this by writing a letter to King Charles I of Spain, complaining that the appointed governor of the island was not honoring the peace treaty and that he and the other Caciques had virtually become prisoners of the governor. He also stated that he was responsible of his own acts. The King was moved by the letter and ordered the governor to honor the terms of the treaty. Charles (February 24, 1500 – September 21, 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor (as Charles V) from 1519-1558; he was also King of Spain from 1516_1556, officially as Charles I of Spain, although often referred to as Charles V (Carlos Quinto or Carlos V) in Spain and Latin America. ...

The government, however, paid no attention to the King's request and continued to abuse the Tainos. Jumacao, together with the help of the Cacique Daguao (Cacique of Naguabo), attacked Spanish settlements and burned down the City of Santiago (founded in 1513), which was located close to the Daguao (now Santiago) River, killing all of its inhabitants. According to the testimony of Ignacio Martinez, the sole survivor of the "Santiago incident", the Caciques and their tribes hid in the Sierras of Luquillo. Jumacao was never heard from again. Eventually, the Taino population became extinct because of the cruelty of forced labor and the smallpox epidemic. Nagüabo is a town of 23,753 inhabitants (Census 2000) in Puerto Rico. ... Events January 20 - Christian II becomes King of Denmark and Norway. ... This word can easily be mistaken for a girls Christian name, and has been heard that way on various occasions. ... Luquillo is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Smallpox (also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera) is a highly contagious disease unique to humans. ...

The Cacique Jumacao is honored on the Municipal Flag of Humacao. The City of Humacao also presents the "Cacique Jumacao Award" to the best industries in regard to its recycling programs.

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans
• List of Tainos
• Agueybana
• Arasibo
• Hayuya
• Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center