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Bohechío (chieftain)
Bohechío is a List of municipalities of the Dominican Republic, town in the San Juan Province, Dominican Republic, San Juan Provinces of the Dominican Republic, province of the Dominican Republic. It is located northeast of the km 25 of Azua (city), Azua – San Juan de la Maguana, San Juan road at a distance of 26.5 km and 43 km from San Juan Province (Dominican Republic), San Juan Province, 205 km from Santo Domingo and 92 km of the Province Azua, nestled between mountains at the foot of the Cordillera Central, Dominican Republic, Cordillera Central. It has a land area of 428.33 km2. History Bohechío the Taino Chief Bohechío was one of the five head Caciques (chiefs) on the island of Hispaniola, governing the Cacicazco or Chiefdoms of Hispaniola, Chiefdom of Jaragua in the south-western region that is now the Tiburon Peninsula, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Provinces Of The Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is divided into thirty-one (provinces; singular ), while the Capital (political), national capital, Santo Domingo, is contained within its own Distrito Nacional ("National District"; "D.N." on the map below). The division of the country into provinces is laid down in the constitution (Title I, Section II, Article 5) and enacted by law. The latter is currently Law 5220 on the Territorial Division of the Dominican Republic (), issued 1959 and frequently amended to create new provinces and lower-level administrative units. The provinces as administrative divisions The provinces are the first-level Administrative division, administrative subdivisions of the country. The headquarters of the central government's regional offices are normally found in the capital cities of provinces. The president appoints an administrative governor () for each province but not for the Distrito Nacional (Title IX of the constitution). The provinces are divided into Municipalitie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hispaniola
Hispaniola (, also ) is an island between Geography of Cuba, Cuba and Geography of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean. Hispaniola is the most populous island in the West Indies, and the second-largest by List of Caribbean islands by area, land area, after Geography of Cuba, Cuba. The island is Dominican Republic–Haiti border, divided into two separate Sovereign state, sovereign countries: the Spanish-speaking Geography of the Dominican Republic, Dominican Republic () to the east and the French language, French and Haitian Creole–speaking Geography of Haiti, Haiti () to the west. The only other divided island in the Caribbean is Saint Martin (island), Saint Martin, which is shared between France () and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands (). At the time of the European arrival of Christopher Columbus, Hispaniola was home to the Ciguayo language, Ciguayo, Macorix language, Macorix, and Taíno Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, native pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guayabal, Azua
Guayabal is a Municipalities of the Dominican Republic, municipality (''municipio'') of the Azua Province, Azua Provinces of the Dominican Republic, province in the Dominican Republic. Location Guayabal lies 725 meters above sea level at the confluence of the Arroyo Guayabal in the Rio Cueva. The coordinates are 18°44'56 N 70°50'11 W (from Google Earth). A trail goes through the Arroyo Guayabal to Constanza. Constanza is about a two-hour drive, yet the roads require the use of sports utility vehicles. Guayabal is about 20 km (50 minutes if using the public minibus, Guagua) north-east of Padre Las Casa, Padre las Casas, and about another 2 hours, in the Guagua, away from the province capital Azua de Compostela. Society Guayabal administrates some smaller villages alongside the Rio Cueva. These villages are accessible solely with offroad capable vehicles. Some include: Periquito (20 min. west), Arroyo Corozo (15 min. east), La Guama (30 min. south-east) and El Recodo (2 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Las Yayas De Viajama
Las Yayas de Viajama is a town in the Azua Province, Azua Provinces of the Dominican Republic, province of the Dominican Republic. Sources * – World-Gazetteer.com Populated places in Azua Province Municipalities of the Dominican Republic {{Municipalities of the Dominican Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Padre Las Casas, Dominican Republic
Padre Las Casas is a Municipalities of the Dominican Republic, municipality (''municipio'') of the Azua Province, Azua Provinces of the Dominican Republic, province in the Dominican Republic. It includes the municipal districts (''distritos municipal'') of La Siembra, Las Lagunas, and Los Fríos. Padre Las Casas is located in the foothills of the Cordillera Central, Hispaniola, Cordillera Central. The economy of the town is as a service depot for local farmers and farmers for quite a distance into the mountains to which it is the easiest point of contact. There is also a large service economy and an efficient bus cooperative that connects mainly with Azua and the towns along the way. Full-time employment for males runs about 50% but many males do some kind of work but much of this pays less than a dollar an hour, while entrepreneurs in retail and other small businesses may easily make the owner a 200–500 weekly income. The disparity is great even in the microcosm of this small ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joaquín Balaguer
Joaquín Antonio Balaguer Ricardo (1 September 1906 – 14 July 2002) was a Dominican politician, scholar, writer, and lawyer who was the 41st, 45th and 49th president of the Dominican Republic serving three non-consecutive terms from 1960 to 1962, 1966 to 1978, and 1986 to 1996. He previously served as the 24th vice president under President Héctor Trujillo from 1957 to 1960. His enigmatic, secretive personality was inherited from the Trujillo era, as well as his desire to perpetuate himself in power through dubious elections and state terrorism, and he was considered to be a ''caudillo''. His regime of terror claimed 11,000 victims who were either tortured or forcibly disappeared and killed. Nevertheless, Balaguer was also considered to be instrumental in the liberalization of the Dominican government, and his time as leader of the Dominican Republic saw major changes such as legalized political activities, surprise army promotions and demotions, promoting health and ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anacaona
Anacaona (1474?–1504), or Golden Flower, was a Taíno cacica, or female ''cacique'' (chief), religious expert, poet and composer born in Xaragua. Before the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1492, bohio or babeque to the Taínos (the Spaniards named it La Española, i.e., Hispaniola — now known as the Dominican Republic and Haiti) was divided into five kingdoms, i.e., Xaragua, Maguana, Higüey, Maguá, and Marién. Anacaona was born into a family of caciques. She was the sister of Bohechío, the ruler of Xaragua. She succeeded Bohechío as cacica after his death. In 1503, Nicolás Ovando, the governor of the island, visited Xaragua. He suspected an insurrection was brewing among the Taíno chiefs, including Anacaona, presently in the kingdom. Ovando gave the order for the caciques to be captured and burned. Anacaona was hanged. Early life and family Anacaona was born in Yaguana (present-day Léogâne, Haiti), the capital of Jaragua, in 1474 (?). Her name was derived fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartholomew Columbus
Bartholomew Columbus (; ; ; ; – 12 August 1514) was a Genoese explorer and the younger brother of Christopher Columbus. Biography Born in Genoa in the 1461, Bartholomew became a mapmaker in Lisbon, the principal center of cartography of the time, and conceived with his brother the "Enterprise of the Indies", a planned expedition to reach the Orient and its lucrative spice trade by a western rather than an eastern route. In 1489 he went to England to seek assistance from Henry VII for the execution of the expedition. He was taken by pirates and landed in England in a destitute condition, and on presenting himself at Court was unfavorably received. He then sought help at the court of Charles VIII in France, again without success. Meanwhile, his brother Christopher was in Castile trying to persuade Isabella I of Castile and Ferdinand II of Aragon to back the expedition. When word arrived in 1493 that his brother had succeeded, Bartholomew returned to Spain, where he missed C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caonabo
Caonabo (died 1496) was a Taíno ''cacique'' (chieftain) of Hispaniola at the time of Christopher Columbus's arrival to the island. He was known for his fighting skills and his ferocity. He was married to Anacaona, who was the sister of another ''cacique'' named Bohechío. In retaliation against mistreatment of the Taíno people, Caonabo led attacks against the Spanish, including an assault on La Navidad which left 39 Spaniards dead. His capture in 1494 led to the first native American uprising against the Spanish rule. Caonabo died in Spanish captivity. Chieftain of Maguana Caonabo was one of the principal ''caciques'' on Hispaniola at the time of Christopher Columbus's arrival. The island was divided into five ''cacicazgos'' (chiefdoms). Caonabo most likely lived in what is now San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic. He ruled over the chiefdom of Maguana in the southern part of the island. His wife, Anacaona, was the sister of another powerful ''cacique''— Bohechí ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiburon Peninsula
The Tiburon Peninsula (), or simply "the Tiburon" (''le Tiburon''), is a region of Haiti encompassing most of Haiti's southern coast. It starts roughly at the southernmost point of the Haiti-Dominican Republic border and extends westward near Cuba, forming a large headland. Three of Haiti's ten Administrative divisions of Haiti, departments are located entirely within the region. They are the departments of Grand'Anse (department), Grand'Anse, Nippes and Sud (department), Sud. A large part of Ouest (department), Ouest Departments of Haiti, department is also located in the region, with the capital, Port-au-Prince serving as the line of demarcation between central Haiti and the south. Half of Sud-Est (department), Sud-Est is also located within the Tiburon Peninsula. The mountains on the peninsula are known as the Massif de la Hotte. References Landforms of Haiti Peninsulas of North America Grand'Anse (department) Nippes Sud (department) Sud-Est (department) {{Haiti-geo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiefdoms Of Hispaniola
The chiefdoms of Hispaniola (''cacicazgo'' in Spanish) were the primary political units employed by the Taíno inhabitants of Hispaniola (Taíno: ''Haití, Babeque, Bohío''; Ciguayo'': Quisqueya'')' in the early historical era. At the time of European contact in 1492, the island was divided into five chiefdoms or ''cacicazgos'', each headed by a cacique or paramount chief. Below him were lesser caciques presiding over villages or districts and ''nitaínos'', an elite class in Taíno society. Hispaniola was also home to the Ciguayo and Macorix native peoples at the time of the European's arrival. The Taíno of Hispaniola were an Arawak people related to the inhabitants of the other islands in the Greater Antilles. At the time of European colonization, they were at war with a rival indigenous group, the Island Caribs. In 1508, there were about 60,000 Taínos in the island of Hispaniola; by 1531 infectious disease epidemics and exploitation had resulted in a dramatic decline in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cacique
A cacique, sometimes spelled as cazique (; ; feminine form: ), was a tribal chieftain of the Taíno people, who were the Indigenous inhabitants of the Bahamas, the Greater Antilles, and the northern Lesser Antilles at the time of European contact with those places. The term is a Spanish transliteration of the Taíno word . Cacique was initially translated as "king" or "prince" for the Spanish. In the colonial era, the conquistadors and the administrators who followed them used the word generically to refer to any leader of practically any indigenous group they encountered in the Western Hemisphere. In Hispanic and Lusophone countries, the term has also come to mean a political boss, similar to a ''caudillo,'' exercising power in a system of caciquism. Spanish colonial-era caciques The Taíno word descends from the Taíno word , which means "to keep house". In 1555 the word first entered the English language, defined as "prince". In Taíno culture, the rank was heredita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
