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Anacaona
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Also known as Anacoana

Anacaona ( 1474 – 1504) was a Taíno , zemi interpreter, composer, and poet born in Yaguana, Jaragua, Hispaniola (present-day Léogâne, Haiti). After the death of her brother in 1500, she became the ruler of Jaragua. 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.

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Vinony's link graph records 49 inbound references to Anacaona, and connects out to Taíno people, Dominican Republic and The Bahamas.

It is catalogued under topics including 1470s births, 1504 deaths and 15th-century composers.

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Person · Open Library

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  • Plantation memories
  • Eu Sou Favela Paula AnacaonaNos Editora
  • Solitude la flamboyante
  • Racisme récréatif

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Group
Origin
Cuba
Active from
1932-02-19
jazzson cubano

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6,311

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All-female Cuban dance band. The original orchestra was founded in 1930s Havana by Cuchito Castro and her sisters. Eventually, all 11 sisters joined the band. The band was formed during the Machado era when the political situation led to university closings, forcing Cuchito Castro to abandon her studies and her plan to start a dental practice. Instead, in 1932, she chose a different career by proposing a female septet to challenge the male-dominated son music. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music

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Key facts

Royalty.name
Anacaona
Royalty.image
File:Vida y viajes de Cristóbal Colón-1852-Honores Tributados à la Reina Anacaona (cropped).png
Royalty.caption
Honors to Queen Anacaona, from A History of the Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus by Washington Irving
Royalty.succession
of Jaragua
Royalty.reign
1500–1504
Royalty.birth_date
1474
Royalty.birth_place
Yaguana, Jaragua, Hispaniola
Royalty.death_date
1504 (aged 30)
Royalty.death_place
Santo Domingo
Royalty.death_cause
Hanging
Royalty.spouse
Caonabo

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Wikidata facts

Image
Vida y viajes de Cristóbal Colón-1852-Honores Tributados à la Reina Anacaona.png
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date of birth
1474-01-01
date of death
1503-00-00
Commons category
Anacaona
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • Arrival of the Spanish
  • Reign
  • Death
  • Legacy
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

Anacaona ( 1474 – 1504) was a Taíno , zemi interpreter, composer, and poet born in Yaguana, Jaragua, Hispaniola (present-day Léogâne, Haiti). After the death of her brother in 1500, she became the ruler of Jaragua. 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.

Prior to becoming , Anacaona was married to a Caonabo, a from the Lucayos (now The Bahamas) who conquered the of Maguana in 1470. However, she spent most of her time in Jaragua with Bohechío. With Christopher Columbus's arrival in Hispaniola in 1492, the Spanish began enslaving Taínos, resulting in conflict. Caonabo, who fought against the Spanish, was ultimately captured and banished in 1496. After Christopher left, his brother Bartholomew took over the administration of Hispaniola in 1496. Anacaona played a prominent role during Bartholomew's visits to Jaragua, welcoming him, helping to facilitate tribute payments to him, and offering him valuable gifts, potentially suggesting her administrative authority and status as a steward of luxury goods.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Anacaona” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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