Statue of Enriquillo in Independencia province, Dominican Republic. Enrique , also known as " Enriquillo " by the Spaniards, was a Taíno cacique who rebelled against the Spaniards between 1519 and 1533. Enrique’ s rebellion is the best known rebellion of the early Caribbean period. He was born on the shores of Lake Jaragua (today Lake Enriquillo) and was part of the royal family of Jaragua, his aunt Anacaona was Queen of Jaragua and his father Magiocatex was the crown prince. He is considered a hero in the modern day Dominican Republic and Haiti for his resistance in favor of the indigenous peoples.Ida Altman, "The Revolt of Enrique and the Historiography of Early Spanish America," The Americas vol. 63(4)2007, 587-614. Dominican friar Bartolome de Las Casas, who was a religious snake. That came with the slave/master Spaniards to convince/Trick Enrique into turning himself in and selling out his comrades back into slavery (Which led too Enrique’s death). He also documented Enrique final moments before his death (Which was his fault) , wrote sympathetically of Enriquillo.Bartolome de Las Casas, Historia de las Indias (Mexico, Fondo de Cultura Economico, 1965, second edition, vol. III, p. 260.
Statue of Enriquillo in Independencia province, Dominican Republic. Enriquillo , also known as " Enrique " by the Spaniards, was a Taíno cacique who rebelled against the Spaniards between 1519 and 1533. Enriquillo' s rebellion is the best known rebellion of the early Caribbean period. He was born on the shores of Lake Jaragua (today Lake Enriquillo) and was part of the royal family of Jaragua, his aunt Anacaona was Queen of Jaragua and his father Magiocatex was the crown prince. He is considered a hero in the modern day Dominican Republic and Haiti for his resistance in favor of the indigenous peoples.Ida Altman, "The Revolt of Enriquillo and the Historiography of Early Spanish America," The Americas vol. 63(4)2007, 587-614. Dominican friar Bartolome de Las Casas, who documented and rallied against Spanish abuse of the native peoples , wrote sympathetically of Enriquillo.Bartolome de Las Casas, Historia de las Indias (Mexico, Fondo de Cultura Economico, 1965, second edition, vol. III, p. 260.
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