This is a list of known Taíno, some of whom were ''caciques'' (male and female

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s). Their names are in ascending alphabetical order and the table may be re-sorted by clicking on the arrows in the column header cells. The

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were the Indigenous inhabitants of the

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, and some of the

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– especially in

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and

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. The Taíno ("Taíno" means "peace"), were peaceful seafaring people and distant relatives of the

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people of South America. Taíno society was divided into two classes: ''Nitaino'' (nobles) and the ''Naboria'' (commoners). Both were governed by chiefs known as ''caciques'', who were the maximum authority in a ''Yucayeque'' (village). The chiefs were advised by priest-healers known as a ''Bohique'' and the ''Nitayno'', which is how the elders and warriors were known. This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. Anyone can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

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