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{{short description|Stone statue to the memory of Agüeybaná II, the last Taíno cacique in Puerto Rico}}
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| title = ''Agüeybaná II''
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'''''Agüeybaná El Bravo''''' is a stone statue to the memory of [[Agüeybaná II]], the last [[Taíno]] [[cacique]] in [[Puerto Rico]], for his bravery in [[Spanish–Taíno War of San Juan–Borikén|fighting the Spanish invaders]] during the sixteenth century. It is located at [[Parque Agüeybaná El Bravo]] in [[Ponce, Puerto Rico]].
'''''Agüeybaná El Bravo''''' is a stone statue to the memory of [[Agüeybaná II]], a [[Taíno]] [[cacique]] in [[Puerto Rico]], for his bravery in [[Spanish–Taíno War of San Juan–Borikén|fighting the Spanish invaders]] during the sixteenth century. It is located at [[Plaza Agüeybaná El Bravo]] in [[Barrio Playa]], at the southeast corner of the intersection of [[Puerto Rico Highway 2|PR-2]]/Ponce Bypass and [[Puerto Rico Highway 123|Avenida Hostos]], just south of sector Caracoles in [[Ponce, Puerto Rico]].


==Background==
==Background==
{{Main|Spanish–Taíno War of San Juan–Borikén}}
{{Main|Spanish–Taíno War of San Juan–Borikén}}
Agüeybaná El Bravo (English: Agüeybaná The Brave) [c. 1470{{spaced ndash}}1511], also known as Agüeybaná II, was one of the two principal and most powerful ''[[cacique]]s'' of the [[Taíno people]] in "[[Puerto Rico|Borikén]]" when the [[Spanish people|Spaniards]] first arrived in [[Puerto Rico]] on November 19, 1493. Agüeybaná II led the Taínos of Puerto Rico in the Battle of Yagüecas, also known as the "[[Taíno rebellion of 1511]]" against [[Juan Ponce de León]] and the Spanish [[Conquistador]]s.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120206012148/http://www.pcmle.org/EM/article.php3?id_article=258 ''La Rebelión del Cacique Agüeybaná II.''] ''"En Marcha: Organo del Comite Central del Partido Comunista Maxista Leninista de Ecuador."'' Seccion: Testimonio y Dialéctica. 8 May 2006. Page 1. Retrieved 14 July 2011.</ref> It was the last Taíno rebellion against the Spanish [[Conquistadores]], and Agüeybaná II was killed during the battle. In a show of solidarity with the Taino cacique Agueybana, every November during the day when others are celebrating [[Columbus Day]], supporters of Agueybana and the Taino tradition gather near the statue for Taino songs, music, dances, food and [[show and tell|presentations]].<ref>[https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/nota/resaltanfiguradeagueybanaelbravo-1124829/ ''Resaltan figura de Agueybaná El Bravo: Aprovechan el día para recordar la gesta del cacique taíno.''] El Nuevo Dia. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. 19 November 2011. Accessed 24 July 2017.</ref><ref>[http://cuptboriken.blogspot.com/2013/11/homenaje-agueybana-el-bravo-en-ponce.html ''Homenaje Agueybana El Bravo en Ponce.''] Yarisina Sierra. Confederacion Unida de el Pueblo Taino. 8 November 2013. Accessed 23 July 2017.</ref>
Agüeybaná El Bravo (English: Agüeybaná The Brave) [c. 1470{{spaced ndash}}1511], also known as Agüeybaná II, was one of the two principal and most powerful ''[[cacique]]s'' of the [[Taíno people]] in "[[Puerto Rico|Borikén]]" when the [[Spanish people|Spaniards]] first arrived in [[Puerto Rico]] on 19 November 1493. Agüeybaná II led the Taínos of Puerto Rico in the Battle of Yagüecas, also known as the "[[Taíno rebellion of 1511]]" against [[Juan Ponce de León]] and the Spanish [[Conquistador]]s.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120206012148/http://www.pcmle.org/EM/article.php3?id_article=258 ''La Rebelión del Cacique Agüeybaná II.''] ''"En Marcha: Organo del Comite Central del Partido Comunista Maxista Leninista de Ecuador."'' Seccion: Testimonio y Dialéctica. 8 May 2006. Page 1. Retrieved 14 July 2011.</ref> It was the last Taíno rebellion against the Spanish [[Conquistadores]], and Agüeybaná II was killed during the battle. In a show of solidarity with the Taino cacique Agueybana, every November during the day when others are celebrating [[Columbus Day]], supporters of Agueybana and the Taino tradition gather near the statue for Taino songs, music, dances, food and [[Show and tell (education)|presentations]].<ref name=Resaltan>[https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/nota/resaltanfiguradeagueybanaelbravo-1124829/ ''Resaltan figura de Agueybaná El Bravo: Aprovechan el día para recordar la gesta del cacique taíno.''] El Nuevo Dia. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. 19 November 2011. Accessed 24 July 2017.</ref><ref>[http://cuptboriken.blogspot.com/2013/11/homenaje-agueybana-el-bravo-en-ponce.html ''Homenaje Agueybana El Bravo en Ponce.''] Yarisina Sierra. Confederacion Unida de el Pueblo Taino. 8 November 2013. Accessed 23 July 2017.</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
The statue is located in the "Caracoles" sector of Barrio [[Playa (Ponce)|Playa]] in Ponce, Puerto Rico, at a small park also named after him. According to historian Jalil Sued Badillo, the location where the statue currently stands was the home of the former grand [[cacique]].<ref>Office of Cultural Affairs. Municipality of Ponce. October 2008. Ponce, Puerto Rico.</ref> The statue was installed during the administration of Mayor [[Francisco Zayas Seijo]].<ref>Office of Cultural Affairs. Municipality of Ponce. October 2008. Ponce, Puerto Rico.</ref> The statue was created in Mexico by order of former Ponce Mayor [[Rafael Cordero Santiago]], but remained unveiled until October 2008.<ref>[http://cuptboriken.blogspot.com/2009/12/agueybana-regresa-su-tierra.html ''Agueybaná regresa a su tierra.''] Jalil Sued Badillo. Confederacion Unida de El Pueblo Taino. 22 December 2009. Accessed 23 July 2017.</ref> In a show of solidarity with the Taíno cacique Agüeybaná El Bravo, every November on the day when others are celebrating [[Columbus Day]], supporters of Agueybana and the Taino tradition gather near the statue for Taino songs, music, dances, food and [[show and tell|presentations]].<ref>[https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/nota/resaltanfiguradeagueybanaelbravo-1124829/ ''Resaltan figura de Agueybaná El Bravo: Aprovechan el día para recordar la gesta del cacique taíno.''] El Nuevo Dia. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. 19 November 2011. Accessed 24 July 2017.</ref><ref>[http://cuptboriken.blogspot.com/2013/11/homenaje-agueybana-el-bravo-en-ponce.html ''Homenaje Agueybana El Bravo en Ponce.''] Yarisina Sierra. Confederacion Unida de el Pueblo Taino. 8 November 2013. Accessed 23 July 2017.</ref>
The statue is located in [[Barrio Playa]], across the "Caracoles" sector of [[Barrio San Anton]], in Ponce, Puerto Rico, at a small park also named after him. According to historian Jalil Sued Badillo, the location where the statue currently stands was the home of the former grand [[cacique]].<ref name=OCA>Office of Cultural Affairs. Municipality of Ponce. October 2008. Ponce, Puerto Rico.</ref> The statue was installed during the administration of Mayor [[Francisco Zayas Seijo]].<ref name=OCA /> The statue was created in Mexico by order of former Ponce Mayor [[Rafael Cordero Santiago]], but remained unveiled until October 2008.<ref>[http://cuptboriken.blogspot.com/2009/12/agueybana-regresa-su-tierra.html ''Agueybaná regresa a su tierra.''] Jalil Sued Badillo. Confederacion Unida de El Pueblo Taino. 22 December 2009. Accessed 23 July 2017.</ref> In a show of solidarity with the Taíno cacique Agüeybaná El Bravo, every November on the day when others are celebrating [[Columbus Day]], supporters of Agueybana and the Taino tradition gather near the statue for Taino songs, music, dances, food and [[Show and tell (education)|presentations]].<ref name=Resaltan /><ref>[http://cuptboriken.blogspot.com/2013/11/homenaje-agueybana-el-bravo-en-ponce.html ''Homenaje Agueybana El Bravo en Ponce.''] Yarisina Sierra. Confederacion Unida de el Pueblo Taino. 8 November 2013. Accessed 23 July 2017.</ref>


==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://artepublicopr.blogspot.com/search/label/Ponce ''Estructuras y Monumentos en Puerto Rico.'']
* [http://artepublicopr.blogspot.com/search/label/Ponce ''Estructuras y Monumentos en Puerto Rico.'']
* Agüeybaná el bravo: La recuperación de un símbolo. Jalil Sued Badillo. San Juan, P.R.: Ediciones Puerto, 2008.
* Agüeybaná el bravo: La recuperación de un símbolo. Jalil Sued Badillo. San Juan, P.R.: Ediciones Puerto, 2008.

==See also==
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Agüeybaná El Bravo
Statue of Agüeybaná El Bravo is located in Puerto Rico
Statue of Agüeybaná El Bravo
Statue of Agüeybaná El Bravo
Location of the statue within Puerto Rico
ArtistUnknown
Year2008
TypeStone on stone pedestal
ConditionPristine
LocationParque Agüeybaná El Bravo
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Coordinates17°59′44.8434″N 66°36′51.2634″W / 17.995789833°N 66.614239833°W / 17.995789833; -66.614239833
OwnerMunicipality of Ponce, PR

Agüeybaná El Bravo is a stone statue to the memory of Agüeybaná II, a Taíno cacique in Puerto Rico, for his bravery in fighting the Spanish invaders during the sixteenth century. It is located at Plaza Agüeybaná El Bravo in Barrio Playa, at the southeast corner of the intersection of PR-2/Ponce Bypass and Avenida Hostos, just south of sector Caracoles in Ponce, Puerto Rico.

Background

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Main article: Spanish–Taíno War of San Juan–Borikén

Agüeybaná El Bravo (English: Agüeybaná The Brave) [c. 1470 – 1511], also known as Agüeybaná II, was one of the two principal and most powerful caciques of the Taíno people in "Borikén" when the Spaniards first arrived in Puerto Rico on 19 November 1493. Agüeybaná II led the Taínos of Puerto Rico in the Battle of Yagüecas, also known as the "Taíno rebellion of 1511" against Juan Ponce de León and the Spanish Conquistadors.[1] It was the last Taíno rebellion against the Spanish Conquistadores, and Agüeybaná II was killed during the battle. In a show of solidarity with the Taino cacique Agueybana, every November during the day when others are celebrating Columbus Day, supporters of Agueybana and the Taino tradition gather near the statue for Taino songs, music, dances, food and presentations.[2][3]

Description

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The statue is located in Barrio Playa, across the "Caracoles" sector of Barrio San Anton, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, at a small park also named after him. According to historian Jalil Sued Badillo, the location where the statue currently stands was the home of the former grand cacique.[4] The statue was installed during the administration of Mayor Francisco Zayas Seijo.[4] The statue was created in Mexico by order of former Ponce Mayor Rafael Cordero Santiago, but remained unveiled until October 2008.[5] In a show of solidarity with the Taíno cacique Agüeybaná El Bravo, every November on the day when others are celebrating Columbus Day, supporters of Agueybana and the Taino tradition gather near the statue for Taino songs, music, dances, food and presentations.[2][6]

References

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  1. ^ La Rebelión del Cacique Agüeybaná II. "En Marcha: Organo del Comite Central del Partido Comunista Maxista Leninista de Ecuador." Seccion: Testimonio y Dialéctica. 8 May 2006. Page 1. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b Resaltan figura de Agueybaná El Bravo: Aprovechan el día para recordar la gesta del cacique taíno. El Nuevo Dia. Guaynabo, Puerto Rico. 19 November 2011. Accessed 24 July 2017.
  3. ^ Homenaje Agueybana El Bravo en Ponce. Yarisina Sierra. Confederacion Unida de el Pueblo Taino. 8 November 2013. Accessed 23 July 2017.
  4. ^ a b Office of Cultural Affairs. Municipality of Ponce. October 2008. Ponce, Puerto Rico.
  5. ^ Agueybaná regresa a su tierra. Jalil Sued Badillo. Confederacion Unida de El Pueblo Taino. 22 December 2009. Accessed 23 July 2017.
  6. ^ Homenaje Agueybana El Bravo en Ponce. Yarisina Sierra. Confederacion Unida de el Pueblo Taino. 8 November 2013. Accessed 23 July 2017.
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