page_title: Anacaona
hierarchical_section_title: Anacaona
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Honneurs à la reine Anacaona English: Honors to Queen Anacaona Español: Honores Tributados à la Reina Anacaona
context_page_description: Anacaona also known as Golden Flower, was a Taíno cacique, religious expert and poet born in Xaragua. Before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, Ayiti, now known as the island of Hispaniola was divided into five kingdoms. Anacaona was born into a family of chiefs, and was the sister of Bohecio, the chief of Xaragua.
  She succeeded her brother Bohechio as chief of the Xaragua after his death. Under Anacaona's rule, the Spaniard settlers and Xaragua people coexisted and intermarried.
  In 1503, during his visit to Xaragua, governor of the island Nicolas Ovando suspected an insurrection among the present Taino chiefs including Anacaona. Ovando gave the order for the chiefs to be captured and burned, and Anacaona was arrested and hanged.
context_section_description: Anacaona  (1474 (?) –1504) also known as Golden Flower, was a Taíno cacique (chief), religious expert and poet born in Xaragua (Haiti). Before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, Ayiti, now known as the island of Hispaniola (Haiti and Dominican Republic) was divided into five kingdoms (Xaragua, Maguana, Higuey, Magua and Marien). Anacaona was born into a family of chiefs, and was the sister of Bohecio, the chief of Xaragua.
  She succeeded her brother Bohechio as chief of the Xaragua after his death. Under Anacaona's rule, the Spaniard settlers and Xaragua people coexisted and intermarried.
  In 1503, during his visit to Xaragua, governor of the island Nicolas Ovando suspected an insurrection among the present Taino chiefs including Anacaona. Ovando gave the order for the chiefs to be captured and burned, and Anacaona was arrested and hanged.
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