Hispaniola is the 22nd-largest island in the world, located in the Caribbean, the Greater Antilles. At the time of Columbus‘ arrival in 1492, there were five Taíno chiefdoms and territories on Hispaniola, each led by a principal Cacique (chieftain), to whom tribute was paid. Ayiti or Haiti (“land of high mountains”) was the indigenous Taíno name […]
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