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Agüeybaná II (c. 1470 – 1511), born Güeybaná and also known as Agüeybaná El Bravo (English: Agüeybaná The Brave ), was one of the two principal and most powerful caciques of the Taíno people in "Borinquen" when the Spaniards first arrived in Puerto Rico on November 19, 1493. Agüeybaná II led the Taínos of Puerto Rico in the Battle ...
- "El Bravo" (The Brave)
- 1511 (aged 40–41), Puerto Rico
Upon Agüeybaná's death in 1510, his brother Güeybaná (better known as Agüeybaná II) became the most powerful Cacique in the island. Agüeybaná II was troubled by the treatment of his people by the Spanish and attacked them in battle. The Taíno were ultimately defeated at the Battle of Yagüecas.
- c. 1508 - 1510
- 1510, Puerto Rico/"Borikén"
- Puerto Rico/"Borikén"
- Agüeybaná II
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The Spanish and Taíno War of San Juan–Borikén, also known as the Taíno Rebellion of 1511, [a] was the first major conflict to take place in Borikén, modern-day Puerto Rico, after the arrival of the Spaniards on November 19, 1493. After the death of Agüeybaná I, the Taíno high chief who struck the initial peace agreement with Spanish ...
- 1511–18 (active conflict), 1518–29 (attacks from exile)
- Castilian victory, Taínos forced into exile
- Borikén/San Juan Bautista (modern-day Puerto Rico)
When the conquistador Juan Ponce de León came to the island called Borinquen (today Puerto Rico), he met the Taíno tribe and its chieftains (caciques), Agüeybaná I and Agüeybaná II (Agüeybaná means “big sun”). All other caciques were subordinate to these two.
- Viviana Uriona
- 2009
Nov 6, 2023 · Agüeybaná II (c. 1470 – 1511), born Güeybaná and also known as Agüeybaná El Bravo (English: Agüeybaná The Brave ), was one of the two principal and most powerful caciques of the Taíno people in "Borikén" when the Spaniards first arrived in Puerto Rico on November 19, 1493. Agüeybaná II led the Taínos of Puerto Rico in the Battle ...
Agüeybaná II (c. 1470 – 1511), born Güeybaná and also known as Agüeybaná El Bravo (English: Agüeybaná The Brave), was one of the two principal and most powerful caciques of the Taíno people in "Borikén" when the Spaniards first arrived in Puerto Rico on November 19, 1493. Agüeybaná II led the Taínos of Puerto Rico in the Battle of Yagüecas, also known as the "Taíno rebellion ...
The name Agüeybaná means "The Great Sun", and he is often appended the "II" to differentiate him from his brother Agüeybaná, the other great cacique in Puerto Rico at the time of the arrival of the Spanish. All the other Caciques (Indian military chiefs) were subject to and had to obey Agüeybaná, even though they governed their own tribes.
