List of Taínos An Arawak Tribe The term Arawak (from aru, the Lokono word for cassava flour), was used to designate the friendly Amerindians encountered by the Spanish in the Caribbean. ...

• Abey, cacique of Salinas, Puerto Rico
• Agueybana,"Supreme Cacique" in Puerto Rico
• Agueybana II, Agueybana,s brother
• Alonso, minor cacique of Utuado, Puerto Rico
• Arasibo, cacique of Arecibo, Puerto Rico
• Armana, cacique around Coa (Toa) river in Puerto Rico
• Aymamon, cacique around river Culebrinas in Puerto Rico
• Caguax, cacique of Caguas, Puerto Rico
• Canobana, cacique around Cayniabon river, Canovanas, Puerto Rico
• Caguana, minor cacique in Utuado area in Puerto Rico
• Daguao, cacique of Santiago river, Naguabo, Puerto Rico
• Guacanagari, the cacique who received Christopher Columbus after the Santa Maria ran aground.
• Guameni, cacique of Guayama, Puerto Rico
• Guarionex, important cacique in Utuado, Puerto Rico
• Guaraca, cacique in Guayaney in Puerto Rico
• Hatuey, "Supreme cacique" of Hispanola
• Hayuya, cacique of Jayuya, Puerto Rico
• Jumacao, cacique of Humacao, Puerto Rico
• Lucayan, Taíno tribe of the Bahamas
• Orocobix, Cacique of the Jatibonicu region which covers the Municipalities of Orocovis, Aibonito and Barranquitas, in Puerto Rico
• Mayagoex, cacique of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

Salinas is a small Puerto Rican town near Ponce. ... 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. ... 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. ... Utuado is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Arasibo (born c. ... Arecibo is a municipality in Puerto Rico named after the Taino Cacique Arasibo. ... Caguax was a Taíno cacique who lived on the island of Borikén (Taíno name for Puerto Rico) before the Spanish colonization of the Americas. ... Caguas (founded in 1775) is a municipality located in the eastern central area of Puerto Rico. ... Can vanas is a city in Puerto Rico, located in the north-east of the island. ... Nagüabo is a town of 23,753 inhabitants (Census 2000) in Puerto Rico. ... Guacanagari was one of the five native kings of Hispaniola. ... Christopher Columbus For information about the director, see the article on Chris Columbus. ... Santa Maria in Italian/Portuguese/Spanish refers to Holy Mary or Blessed Virgin Mary (Mary, the mother of Jesus) The Santa Maria was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus in his first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean Places Places named Santa Maria include: Santa Maria is... Guayama is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... Hatuey was a Taíno chief who lived on the island of Hispaniola in the early sixteenth century. ... Hispaniola (from Spanish, La Española) is the second-largest island of the Antilles, lying east of Cuba. ... Hayuya (born c. ... Jayuya is a municipality of Puerto Rico named after the Taino Cacique Hayuya. ... Jumacao (born c. ... Humacao is a quiet little town in Eastern Puerto Rico named after the Taino Cacique Jumacao. ... The Lucayan were those Arawak which inhabited the Bahamas at the time of Christopher Columbus landing. ... Cacique Orocobix, was the Taíno regional chief of the area called Jatibonicu. ... Mayagüez (pronounced Mah-yah-goo-ehz) is the third largest city of Puerto Rico. ...

See also

• List of famous Puerto Ricans
• Taínos

list of famous Puerto Ricans in alphabetical order by last names, where applicable. ... The Taíno are the pre-colombian Amerindian inhabitants of the Greater Antilles, which includes Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Puerto Rico, Jamaica and the Bahamas. ...

External link

• Arawak/Taínos (http://www.kwabs.com/tainos_caribs.html)