Orocobix was the principal regional Taino Cacique (chief) of the central mountain region of Puerto Rico, that was called, Jatibonicu in the 1500s. The Jatibonicu territorial region covered the present day municipalities of Aibonito, Orocovis, Barranquitas, Morovis and Corozal. The Taino name Orocobix or O-roco-bis literly means: 'Remembrance of the First Great Mountain.' The Dujo or seat of power of his kingdom and caney (longhouse) was located in the town of Aibonito. Cacique Orocobix was the first cousin of Cacique Agueybana. His wife was named La Cacica Yayo, she was also the mother of Cacica Catalina. Cacica Yayo was later given in servitude in the year 1514 and worked in the Royal Mines of the King of Spain, in Utuado. Cacique Orocobix, also had a younger brother, named Cacique Oromico, who was the chief of the tribal region of Horomico, that today bears the same name of the town of Hormigueros. Also see, Cacique Don Pedro Guanikeyu Torres. 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. ... Jatibonicu is a name in the Taino Arawakan Native American Indian language of the Lesser and Major Antillies of Caribbean islands. ... Aibonito is a small mountain town in Puerto Rico. ... Orocovis (o-ro-KO-vis) is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the Central Mountain Range, north of Villalba and Coamo; south of Morovis and Corozal; southeast of Ciales; east of Jayuya; and west of Barranquitas. ... Image:Barranquitas seal. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Image:Corozal seal. ... 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. ... Aibonito is a small mountain town in Puerto Rico. ... Agueybana (died 1510), was the principal Cacique (Chief) of the Tainos and the most powerful governing Taino in Borinken (Puerto Rico) when the Spaniards first arrived. ... 1514 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coat of Arms of the King of Spain King of Spain redirects here. ... Utuado is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central/western mountainous region of the island known as La Cordillera Central. ... Hormigueros is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

Flag of the Jatibonicù Taíno Tribal Nation of Boriken

The Dujo or seat of power of his kingdom and caney (longhouse) was located in the town of Aibonito. Cacique Orocobix was the first cousin of Cacique Agueybana. His wife was named La Cacica Yayo, she was also the mother of Cacica Catalina. Cacica Yayo was later given in servitude in the year 1514 and worked in the Royal Mines of the King of Spain, in Utuado. Cacique Orocobix, also had a younger brother, named Cacique Oromico, who was the chief of the tribal region of Horomico, that today bears the same name of the town of Hormigueros. There exists a present day descendant of Cacique Orocobix. His name is Cacique Don Pedro Guanikeyu Torres, who was born in Puerto Rico, and is the hereditary blood chief of The Jatibonicu Taino Tribal Nation of Boriken (Puerto Rico). see Cacique Guanikeyu [1]. see tribal flag [2]. The Jatibonicu tribal government works in cooperation with verious U.S Federal Government agencies and presently carries an un-official recognition status by way of the US Federal Government agencies. The tribe is awaiting the resolution of the present day political status of Puerto Rico so that it may obtain official US Federal Government recognition. The United States Government [3] has jurisdiction over the US territorial Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Jatibonicu_Taino_Tribal_Nation. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Jatibonicu_Taino_Tribal_Nation. ... Aibonito is a small mountain town in Puerto Rico. ... Agueybana (died 1510), was the principal Cacique (Chief) of the Tainos and the most powerful governing Taino in Borinken (Puerto Rico) when the Spaniards first arrived. ... 1514 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Coat of Arms of the King of Spain King of Spain redirects here. ... Utuado is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central/western mountainous region of the island known as La Cordillera Central. ... Hormigueros is a municipality of Puerto Rico. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ...

External links

• Jatibonicu Taino Tribal Flag
• The Jatibonicù Taino Tribal Nation of Boriken (Puerto Rico Tribal Government website)

See also

• List of Tainos
• List of famous Puerto Ricans
• List of Native American leaders