jan 1, 1511 - Taíno Revolt Battle of Yagüecas

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The Taino revolt against the Spanish; cacique Urayoán, as planned by Agüeybaná II, Ordered his warriors to drowned the Spanish soldiers Diego Salcido to determine whether the Spaniards were in mortal. After drowning Salcido, they kept watch over his body for three days to confirm his death. The revolt was easily crushed by Ponce de Leon and within a few decades much of the native population has been decimated by disease, violence, and a high occurrence of suicide. As a result, Taino culture, language, and traditions were generally destroyed, and were claimed to have vanished 50 years after Christopher Columbus arrived.

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