Orocobix was the principal regional
Taíno
The Taíno were a historic Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean, indigenous people of the Caribbean whose culture has been continued today by Taíno descendant communities and Taíno revivalist communities. At the time of European contact in the ...
Cacique (chief) of the central mountain region of
Puerto Rico
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called
Jatibonicu in the 16th century. The Jatibonicu territorial region covered the present day municipalities of
Aibonito,
Orocovis,
Barranquitas,
Morovis
Morovis (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the central region of the island, north of Orocovis, south of Manatí, Vega Baja and Vega Alta; east of Ciales, and west of Corozal. Morovis is spread over 13 barrios and Mor ...
and
Corozal. The
Taíno language
Taíno is an extinct Arawakan language that was spoken by the Taíno people of the Caribbean. At the time of Spanish contact, it was the most common language throughout the Caribbean. Classic Taíno (Taíno proper) was the native language of th ...
name Orocobix or O-roco-bis literally means: 'Remembrance of the First Great Mountain.'
The seat of power of Orocobix's kingdom and caney (longhouse) was located in the town of
Aibonito. Orocobix was the first cousin of Cacique
Agüeybaná (The Great Sun). His wife was named "La Cacica" Yayo, she was the mother of Cacica Catalina. Cacique Orocobix and Cacica Yayo were both later enslaved in the year 1514 and worked in the Royal Mines of the
King of Spain
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, in
Utuado. Orocobix also had a younger brother, named Cacique Oromico, who was the chief of the tribal region of ''Horomico'', that today bears the same name of the town of
Hormigueros
Hormigueros (, ) is a town and municipality of Puerto Rico located in the western region of the island, northeast of Cabo Rojo; northwest of San Germán; and south of Mayagüez. Hormigueros is spread over 5 barrios and Hormigueros Pueblo (th ...
.
Surveyors in 1952 claimed that
Palo Hincado
Palo Hincado is a barrio in the municipality of Barranquitas, Puerto Rico. Its population in 2010 was 4,587.
History
Puerto Rico was ceded by Spain in the aftermath of the Spanish–American War under the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1898 and ...
, a barrio in Barranquitas may have been the home of Orocobix.
See also
*
List of Puerto Ricans
*
Agüeybaná
*
Agüeybaná II
Agüeybaná II (c. 14701511), born Güeybaná and also known as Agüeybaná El Bravo (English: ''Agüeybaná The Brave''), was one of the two principal and most powerful ''caciques'' of the Taíno people in " Borikén" when the Spaniards first arr ...
*
List of Taínos
*
Arasibo
*
Hayuya
*
Jumacao
Jumacao a.k.a. Jumaca (born ''c''. 1480s) was the Taíno Cacique (Chief) of the area in Puerto Rico named after him (now spelled Humacao).
Before and after the arrival of the Conquistadors
The Taínos, who lived in Puerto Rico long before the ar ...
*
Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center
The Tibes Indigenous Ceremonial Center ( es, Centro Ceremonial Indígena de Tibes) in Sector La Vega de Taní, Barrio Tibes, Ponce, Puerto Rico, houses one of the most important archaeological discoveries made in the Antilles. The discovery pr ...
References
* Aurelio Tanodi (1971) ''Documentos De La Real Hacienda De Puerto Rico,'' Volumen #1 (1510–1519)
Indigenous Caribbean people
16th-century indigenous people of the Americas
Taíno leaders
16th-century rulers in North America
Puerto Rican people of Taíno descent
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