Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
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Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar was a Spanish conquistador and adelantado who was first governor of Cuba. In 1511 he led the successful conquest and colonization of Cuba. As the first governor of the islan
1728 portrait of Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
Hatuey
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Hatuey, also Hatüey, was a Taíno Cacique of the Hispaniolan cacicazgo of Guanaba. He lived from the late 15th until the early 16th century. He and many of his tribesmen travelled from present-day La G
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
…Velázquez sailed for Cuba in January 1511 and landed at a small harbor in the native province of Mayci. The Spaniards were opposed by a Taíno force led by Hatuey, formerly a chief from Hispaniola who fled to Cuba and helped the local Natives organize resistance to the incursion. The Taínos were outmatched by the…
The monument of Hatuey, in Baracoa city, Cuba—the place he besieged the most while fighting the Spanish forces.
Monument of Taíno chief Hatuey in Yara city, depicting the moment he was burnt by Spanish soldiers, bound to a tamarind tree planted in 1907.
Plate at the base of the monument. It reads "To the memory of Chief Hatuey, the unforgettable Indian, precursor of Cuban liberty who offered his life and glorified his rebellion in martyrdom by flames on February 2, 1512. Monuments Delegation of Yara, 1999".
Burning of Hatuey. From a bas-relief of the portal of El Capitolio of Havana.