Anacaona
Female cacique from Hispaniola · Musicians · Lived 1474 to 1504 · aged 30
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.
Anacaona is read about 208 times a day, in 21 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 9 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 111 days, one point a day.
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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 IrvingAbout this person
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.
