Archive | December, 2012
Photo courtesy of http://www.powhatanmuseum.com/Anacaona.html. Detail of Anacona. This sculpture was made from cherry wood, wisteria vines, gold leaf, conch shell and Amazon parrot feathers.

Anacaona, India de Raza Cautiva

December 31, 2012 by Efrain Nieves 0 Comments

Anacaona, meaning Golden Flower, was born in 1474 in Yaguana known today as the town of Léogane, Haiti. She was the wife of Caonabo, who ruled what was then known as Maguana and was one of the five Caciques who possessed the island of Quisqueya. Her brother Bohechío, was Cacique of Xaragua (Jaraguá) which was […]

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