Tainos Indian From Puerto Rico
European Colonization and the Cruel Fate of the Taínos - The Taínos were the people Christopher Columbus and his men encountered when they first set foot in the New World. Taínos greeted the Spaniards when the voyagers landed in the Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and other islands. They were were doomed the moment the Europeans came ashore. Read more at http://suite101.com/article/european-colonization-and-the-cruel-fate-of-the-tainos-a400999#ixzz1xshE7B3D
At the beginning of the Spanish Conquest, the Taino Indians of Boriken thought the Spanish were immortals and they patiently tolerated their outrages. After a few years, they decided to see if it was true that the Spanish would not die by attempting to drown a Spaniard. The Indians had the opportunity to carry this out in 1511 when a young Spaniard, by the name of Diego Salcedo, asked them to carry him across the Guaorabo River (Añasco) so that he would not get wet….
Arawak Anacaona (1474-1503). Taino caicica (chief) of Jaragua. Negotiated with Christopher Columbus when he arrived in southwest Haiti. Fought off Spanish conquerors. Noted for her attempt to make peace between the Spaniards and the Tainos. Was captured and hung by Nicola De Ovando. Also celebrated as a composer of ballads and narrative poems (areitos). Considered one of the first Haitian heroes.