Everything about Hayuya totally explained
Hayuya (born c.
1470s) was the
Taino Cacique (Chief) who governed the area in
Puerto Rico which now bears his name (which is now spelled "
Jayuya").
Arrival of the Conquistadors
When the
Spaniards arrived in "
Boriken" (Puerto Rico), they were greeted with open arms by the Tainos, who lived a peaceful and organized life. This made it easy for
Juan Ponce de Leon and his men to conquer the island. Before the Spaniards arrived, the Tainos had a form of government where each region had a tribe headed by a Cacique. Some of the Caciques, like Hayuya, were more powerful than others. They all, however, responded to the "Supreme Cacique", which at that time was
Agueybana. The area that Hayuya dominated is considered to be the "birth place" of the Taino culture in the island.
However, the Spaniards soon started to enslave the natives. On February
1511.
Agüeybaná II (The Brave) and Urayoan (The
Añasco Cacique), and their men drowned
Diego Salcedo. They watched Salcedo's body to see if he resucited, when he didn't, the Tainos realized that the Spaniards where not "
Gods" and thus, the Tainos became rebellious.
Chronicles of the Indias
According to the "Chronicles of the Indias" which are found in
Seville, Spain, Hayuya lived and governed the area which is now named after him, in the interior central part of
Puerto Rico. On
September 7,
1513 Juan Ponce de Leon, who was appointed governor by the "Spanish Crown", sent troops headed by Alonso Niño and Alonso de Mendoza, to quash the rebellious Tainos. When they arrived at Hayuya's village, they proceeded to raid and murder its inhabitants. They burned the village to the ground. The Tainos that survived were taken prisoners and some were made to work the
mines as slaves and the others were sent to Spain where they were sold as slaves for 145 "
pesos". Eventually, the Tainos died from the cruelity of working in the mines or from the
smallpox epidemic.
Legacy
The "National Indigenous Festival" (
Festival Nacional Indígena) which honors the memory of Hayuya and the Taino heritage is celebrated annually on
November 24 in the town of Jayuya. There is a monument of Hayuya, the only one of its kind to be dedicated to a Taino Cacique, located in Jayuya's Cultural Center next to a Taino tomb. It was sculpted by the renowned Puerto Rican artist
Tomas Batista in
1969. Hayuya is also represented in the town's "
Coat of Arms".
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