Higuey - The fifth and final chiefdom of Santo Domingo, in part E. and S, E. of the island, divided into populations Asua, Maniex, Bonao, Cayemb, Cocoa, and Boyá Hicayagua. This chiefdom also had Iguayagua name. Their cacique or chief was Kacike Kayacoa and later Cotubanamá. Had 45 to 50 miles of sea coast and 25 to 30 leagues of territory to the south and 30 miles inland. Watered by the rivers Ozama, Yamasa, Guabanimo (now Isabela), Quabón, Yuma, Yabacoa, Anamuya, Jaina and Sabita (Jiguero).
Higüey / higüanamo - Kayacoa
This kacicazgo was ruled by the chief kayacoa was divided into 21 nitaínos. The surface covering the entire east portion of the island. He had his seat where is located the present town of Higuey. This Cacic azgo stretching from Cape Deceit to the Rio Haina, covering the area comprising the provinces of Monte Plata, Hato Mayor, El Seibo, La Altagracia, La Romana, San Pedro de Macoris and the National District.
In this area also could have lived no Arawak-speaking groups such as Macoris, which according to De las Casas spoke a different language Taino Ciguayos Jaraguá and spoken further north ....
In this area also could have lived no Arawak-speaking groups such as Macoris, which according to De las Casas spoke a different language Taino Ciguayos Jaraguá and spoken further north ....
Kacike KAYACOA
Kacique ruling Kacicazgo of Higuey in the arrival of the English.
read in Oviedo, V. I p. 65 ... The Kacike Kayacoa was the eastern part of the island to the city and fasta Hayna river, and Yuma to where the river enters the sea, or slightly less mui, i finally was one of the greatest masters of all this island, and his men was the most spirited by the neighborly he had of the Caribs. I aquesta died from a little to the Christians began to make war on him, and his wife was in the state, and it was Christians, i was called Agnes of Kayacoa.
Kacike COTUBANNAMA, fought heroically against the English invaders and was caught and brought before Nicolas Ovando, who infamously sent him to hang in the city of Santo Domingo.
it says Las Casas, "which had changed the name of Juan de Esquivel, Captain General, and was his guaitiao, as a brother in arms, the lord chief and was estimated by the bravest in the whole region, i was the nice man i provided that a thousand men of any nation, I think it will be found, his body was larger than the others, I also had a measuring rod entire back to back, the waist girt with a tape of two spans or very little more, had the key to the hands of a great span, the arms and legs and everything else to the other members well-proportioned, the gesture is not beautiful but very fierce and brave man, his bow and arrow was bending gordor than those of other men, who appeared to be giant. Finally, this man of such an important provision, which the English all, of seeing him were amazed "(Casas V p.89).
"... Iban some English before, i ran without a warrant, each boasting noted Cotubanamá in prison, are two paths, are on the right hand side, the most of the English, only one hit to take the left, because, as the whole island is low hills, no man can see another shot even if half of quoits. Aquest one man, who threw that way, his name was John Smith, farmer, fed up with loud and ready, i of strength and not less tear Indians exercised, or at least was one who walked in these stations, because it was of old men in this English island in such works had been exercised. Which, although some come in the way, met 12 Indians big and brave, naked, as we all went, with their bows and arrows, renglera, one after another (because they all go well, but i also wanted to, because the narrow road of the mountain wilderness i could not come otherwise), i was the last; Cotubanamá he had a bow, as I have said as a giant, i an arrow with three points of fish bone as a crow's foot, which if he engaged in some English, live longer, be neglected.
"As the Indians who came forward, the English were, fell silent, thinking about them was all over the world can with the arrows, clove i flee, but asking for his master Cotubanamá, replied to Juan Lopez 'hair here comes back ', i saying that parted to pass. Pasa Juan Lopez and his sword drawn; as never seen before i vídolo suddenly, he wanted to shoot arrows to his bow, but attacked John Smith with his sword i Throw a sword, pick it up Cotubanamá with both hands, thought it should be a white stick, as he had experienced; ran Juan López segol sword and hands, then AcuDial another.
"Cotubanamá said to him: Mayanimacaná, Juan Desquivel way street (do not kill me, because I am Juan de Esquivel). Then all the Indians fled, leaving his master thought Juan Lopez, who could well kill mui i Mr i saved them ... put him Juan Lopez, the tip of the sword to the belly i hand in shoulder or hair, as i was alone, Juan Lopez did not know what to do, being thus begging him not to kill him, that he was Juan de Esquivel, though the hands had been cut off, running blood, with the right gives a reciprocating sword, bypassing the stomach, i just lashes out with John Smith, as I said i was sick bodied members, i forces, i give him back on the rocks i fell i check it on the sword hand with the hand which said key being of a large span, throat i ahogábalo. Well i still Ghazna complaining as he could, heard him some English that went the other way, that even were close to each other, became back, where roads have been set aside, i fall for him, where the chief Juan Lopez abused i was first an archer i with all unarmed crossbow took a major blow to the chief, who was on top of John Smith on the whole body , which partly stunned him, i got up, Juan López also rose half dead, and there seized him, with other English who arrived later. Llevároslo Maniatároslo and to some people who were desploblado, where the English agreed to go in search of the woman i of the children of Cotubano. The 12 Indians who came with him as they fled were to give notice to the woman Cotubanamá ia's children, who were in the cave, the state in which left his master, thinking it was dead, I think they left the cave i fled to all corners of the island, but some Indians taken by the English i where Cotubanamá was brought, he ordered that led some to English Cave, ia other Indians bring him his wife and children, i did. Brought him his wife and children and brought the cave there was jewelry, and sleeping hammocks, i things its service, which had little value, because, above-mui necessary, the English people of this island, more than other some, none, things had not have wanted. Also found there three or four spades, i chains that carried the Indians who had become slaves, i killed the two or three English as above said, which brought the same Cotubanamá cast, which it was burnt alive there, as had been burned in other grills, but seemed it was better enviíllo this city on the caravel, because here the powerless, and receive greater torment, as they committed heinous crimes hobiera defending him, i its state, i the land of oppression that began to suffer in the Martin Villamán i of his companions, who were beginning i i principle of who knew all the other countless people suffering from island i had suffered for which they had and many of them perished.
"We finally got into the ship with its pressures i brought to this city of Santo Domingo, and the supreme commander is there with him less cruelly than Juan de Esquivel, and the English wanted or thought, why did not i hang ... inmate and died gripped this man Cotubano and the cruelties done by eight or ten months that this war lasted, it was perpetrated, fell all the forces, of all people of this ILAS, that together were extremely few, and thoughts and hopes to never be remedied, and this was all the Pacific islands, where it could truly peaceful means in such being the English war with God, the same freedom left to push these people at his pleasure, however, without hindrance small or large, that they went down, and no one resisted, and thus consumed and destroyed so that those who come to This island can not ask the Indians were white or swarthy della! (Casas, V. III, p-93).
Cotubanamá Street is Savica sector. Runs from east to west, from fences to the street doctor José Soto Audilio Santana. Relatively new sector and street.
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