Anacaona was a Taíno cacica, zemi interpreter, composer, and poet born in Yaguana, Jaragua, Hispaniola. After the death of her brother Bohechío in 1500, she became the ruler of Jaragua.
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Illustration depicting the Battle of Vega Real, during which Anacona's husband, Caonabo, was captured
Massacre of the queen and her subjects, by Joos van Winghe, from A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies by Bartolomé de las Casas.
Anacaona in chains, from A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus by Washington IrvingIn their orbit 3
Musicians born in the 1470s 6
About this person
Anacaona was a Taíno cacica, zemi interpreter, composer, and poet born in Yaguana, Jaragua, Hispaniola. After the death of her brother Bohechío in 1500, she became the ruler of Jaragua. In the centuries since her death, she has been re-imagined and memorialized in various forms of poetry, music, and literature from the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the wider Caribbean.
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Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1474 to 1504 · aged 30
Written about in
21 languages
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