Urayoán was a
TaínoThe Taínos are pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles. It is believed that the seafaring Taínos are relatives of the Arawakan people of South America...
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CaciqueCacique or Cazique is a title derived from the Taíno word for the pre-Columbian chiefs or leaders of tribes in the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles...
" (Chief) famous for ordering the drowning of
Diego SalcedoDiego Salcedo was a Spanish soldier who allegedly lived during the colonization of the Americas. According to legend he became an unwitting part of Puerto Rico's history through his death at the hands of Taíno Indians testing to see if he was a god...
to determine if the
SpanishSpanish people or Spaniards constitute the nationality and ethnic group of natives of Spain, a European country in the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. The Spanish nationality is in essence made up of regional nationalities, reflecting the complex history of Spain...
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godsA deity is a postulated preternatural or supernatural immortal being, who may be thought of as holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, and respected by believers....
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He was the cacique of "Yucayeque del Yagüeka or Yagueca", a region that presently spans between
AñascoAñasco , named after one of its settlers, Don Luis de Añasco is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the west coast of the island bordering the Mona Passage to the west, north of Mayagüez, and Las Marias; south of Rincón, Aguada, and Moca and west of San Sebastián and Las Marias...
and
MayagüezMayagüez is the eighth-largest municipality of Puerto Rico. Also known as "La Sultana del Oeste" , "Ciudad de las Aguas Puras" or "Ciudad del Mangó" "Ciudad de Dios" , on April 6, 1894 the Spanish crown gave it the formal title of "Excelente ciudad de Mayagüez",...
. In 1511, Urayoán and Agüeybaná II (The Brave) conceived a plan to find out if the Spaniards were really Gods. Diego Salcedo (a Spanish soldier) was welcomed by Urayoán into his village and was offered to stay for the night.
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Urayoán was a
TaínoThe Taínos are pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles. It is believed that the seafaring Taínos are relatives of the Arawakan people of South America...
"
CaciqueCacique or Cazique is a title derived from the Taíno word for the pre-Columbian chiefs or leaders of tribes in the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles...
" (Chief) famous for ordering the drowning of
Diego SalcedoDiego Salcedo was a Spanish soldier who allegedly lived during the colonization of the Americas. According to legend he became an unwitting part of Puerto Rico's history through his death at the hands of Taíno Indians testing to see if he was a god...
to determine if the
SpanishSpanish people or Spaniards constitute the nationality and ethnic group of natives of Spain, a European country in the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. The Spanish nationality is in essence made up of regional nationalities, reflecting the complex history of Spain...
were
godsA deity is a postulated preternatural or supernatural immortal being, who may be thought of as holy, divine, or sacred, held in high regard, and respected by believers....
.
He was the cacique of "Yucayeque del Yagüeka or Yagueca", a region that presently spans between
AñascoAñasco , named after one of its settlers, Don Luis de Añasco is a municipality of Puerto Rico located on the west coast of the island bordering the Mona Passage to the west, north of Mayagüez, and Las Marias; south of Rincón, Aguada, and Moca and west of San Sebastián and Las Marias...
and
MayagüezMayagüez is the eighth-largest municipality of Puerto Rico. Also known as "La Sultana del Oeste" , "Ciudad de las Aguas Puras" or "Ciudad del Mangó" "Ciudad de Dios" , on April 6, 1894 the Spanish crown gave it the formal title of "Excelente ciudad de Mayagüez",...
. In 1511, Urayoán and Agüeybaná II (The Brave) conceived a plan to find out if the Spaniards were really Gods. Diego Salcedo (a Spanish soldier) was welcomed by Urayoán into his village and was offered to stay for the night. The following day, by Urayoán's order, Salcedo was drowned while attempting to cross, while on top of a taíno warrior, the Guaorabo river (presently called Great Añasco River). The body of Salcedo was watched for 3 days after his death. Upon confirmation of the mortality of the Spanish, Agüeybaná II ordered the Taínos to revolt.
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