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Hatuey (d. February 2, 1512) was a Taíno
Taíno

The Ta?nos were Indigenous peoples of the Americas of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles. It is believed that the seafaring Ta?nos were relatives of the Arawakan people of South America....
 Cacique (chief) from the island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
 of Hispaniola
Hispaniola

Hispaniola is the second-largest and most populous island of the Antilles, lying between the islands of Cuba to the west, and Puerto Rico to the east....
, who was alive in the early sixteenth century. He has attained legendary status for leading a group of natives in a fight against the invading Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, and thus becoming the second fighter against colonialism
Colonialism

Colonialism is the extension of a nation's sovereignty over Territory beyond its borders by the establishment of either settler or exploitation colony in which Indigenous people populations are direct rule, Population transfers, or Genocide....
 in the New World
New World

The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth, specifically the Americas and Australasia. When the term originated in the late 15th century, the Americas were new to the Europeans, who previously thought of the world as consisting only of Europe, Asia, and Africa ....
 after Anacaona
Anacaona

Anacaona , also called the Golden Flower, was a Ta?no chief, sister of Behechio and wife of Caonabo, two of the five highest caciques who possessed the island of Hispaniola when the Spanish peoples History of the Dominican Republic in 1492....
.






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Hatuey Monument, Baracoa, Cuba
Hatuey (d. February 2, 1512) was a Taíno
Taíno

The Ta?nos were Indigenous peoples of the Americas of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles. It is believed that the seafaring Ta?nos were relatives of the Arawakan people of South America....
 Cacique (chief) from the island
Island

An island or isle is any piece of land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls are called islets....
 of Hispaniola
Hispaniola

Hispaniola is the second-largest and most populous island of the Antilles, lying between the islands of Cuba to the west, and Puerto Rico to the east....
, who was alive in the early sixteenth century. He has attained legendary status for leading a group of natives in a fight against the invading Spanish
Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
, and thus becoming the second fighter against colonialism
Colonialism

Colonialism is the extension of a nation's sovereignty over Territory beyond its borders by the establishment of either settler or exploitation colony in which Indigenous people populations are direct rule, Population transfers, or Genocide....
 in the New World
New World

The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth, specifically the Americas and Australasia. When the term originated in the late 15th century, the Americas were new to the Europeans, who previously thought of the world as consisting only of Europe, Asia, and Africa ....
 after Anacaona
Anacaona

Anacaona , also called the Golden Flower, was a Ta?no chief, sister of Behechio and wife of Caonabo, two of the five highest caciques who possessed the island of Hispaniola when the Spanish peoples History of the Dominican Republic in 1492....
. He is celebrated as "Cuba
Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is a country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba , the island of Isla de la Juventud, and several adjacent small islands....
's First National Hero."

In 1511, Diego Velázquez
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar

Diego Vel?zquez de Cu?llar was a Spanish conquistador. He conquered and governed Cuba for Spain.Diego Vel?zquez was born in Cu?llar, in the Segovia region of Spain....
 set out from Hispaniola to conquer the island of Caobana (Cuba
Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is a country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba , the island of Isla de la Juventud, and several adjacent small islands....
). He was preceded, however, by Hatuey, who fled Hispaniola with a party of four hundred in canoes and warned the inhabitants of Caobana about what to expect from the Spaniards.

Bartolomé de Las Casas
Bartolomé de Las Casas

File:Bartolomedelascasas.jpgBartolom? de las Casas, Dominican Order , was a 16th-century Spanish Empire Dominican Order priest, and the first resident Bishop of Chiapas....
 later attributed the following speech to Hatuey. He showed the Taino of Caobana a basket of gold and jewels, saying:
Here is the God the Spaniards worship. For these they fight and kill; for these they persecute us and that is why we have to throw them into the sea... They tell us, these tyrants, that they adore a God of peace and equality, and yet they usurp our land and make us their slaves. They speak to us of an immortal soul and of their eternal rewards and punishments, and yet they rob our belongings, seduce our women, violate our daughters. Incapable of matching us in valor, these cowards cover themselves with iron that our weapons cannot break...


The people of Caobana could not believe Hatuey's message, and few joined him to fight. Hatuey resorted to guerrilla
Guerrilla warfare

Guerrilla warfare is the Irregular warfare warfare and combat with which a small group of combatants use mobile Military tactics to combat a larger and less mobile formal army....
 tactics against the Spaniards, and was able to confine them to their fort at Baracoa
Baracoa

Baracoa is a municipality and city in Guant?namo Province in extreme eastern Cuba. It was founded by the first governor of Cuba, the Spanish Empire conquistador Diego Vel?zquez de Cu?llar in 1511, which makes it not only the oldest Spanish settlement in Cuba but also its first capital ....
. Eventually the Spaniards succeeded in capturing him. On February 2, 1512, he was tied to a stake and burned alive at Yara
Yara, Cuba

Yara is a small town and municipality in the Granma Province of Cuba, located halfway between the cities of Bayamo and Manzanillo, Cuba, in the Gulf of Guacanayabo....
.

Before he was burned, a priest asked him if he would accept Jesus
Jesus

Jesus of Nazareth , also known as Jesus Christ, is the central figure of Christianity and is revered by most Christian churches as the Son of God and the Incarnation ....
 and go to heaven. Hatuey asked "Are there Spaniards in heaven?" When the priest assured him that there were many, Hatuey replied "If Christians go to heaven, I do not want to go to Heaven".

The town of Hatuey was named after the Taíno hero and is in the Camaguey province of Cuba. Prior to 1962, the town center included the local general store Hermanos Teichberg, a Guarapo window, a few other stores and the postage stamp size train station. Guajiros used to come into town for shopping, particularly after the "zafra" or sugar harvest. Workers from the nearby Najasa Mill also shopped in town. The rail line running through town was used to ship sugar cane to mills. The canes would fall off or be plucked off by youngsters - to be chewed or made into delicious Guarapo, or sugar cane juice, to be iced for immediate drinking.

See also

  • List of Taínos
    List of Taínos

    This is a list of known Ta?nos, some of which were Caciques or Cacicas . Their names are in alphabetical order.The Ta?no are pre-Columbian Indigenous peoples of the Americas inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and some of the Lesser Antilles....
  • Taínos