List of Taínos

This is a list of known Taínos, some of which were Caciques (Male tribal chiefs) or Cacicas (Female tribal chiefs). Their names are in alphabetical order.

The Taíno are pre-Columbian indigenous inhabitants of the Bahamas, Greater Antilles, and some of the Lesser Antilles. It is believed that the seafaring Taíno were relatives of the Arawakan people of South America. The indigenous people that Christopher Columbus encountered in his first voyage called themselves "Taíno", meaning "good" or "noble", to differentiate themselves from Island-Caribs. [Rouse, p.5., Retrieved September 19, 2007]

Taíno society was divided into two classes: " naborias" (commoners) and " nitaínos" (nobles). Both were governed by chiefs known as "Caciques" or "Cacicas" (male or female, respectively) who was the maximum authority in a "Yucayeque" (village). The chiefs were advised by priests/healers known as "bohiques". [cite web |url=http://www.elmuseo.org/taino/caciques.html |title=Caciques, nobles and their regalia |accessdate=2006-11-09 |work= |publisher=elmuseo.org]

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References

ee also

*List of Famous Puerto Ricans - Taínos
*Taínos
*Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center

External links

* [http://www.kwabs.com/tainos_caribs.html Arawak/Taínos]
* [http://www.elboricua.com/caciques.html Caciques de Borikén]
* [http://proyectosadnhispanos.bravehost.com/ProyectoADNPRtaino.html The Taíno Caciques]