Enriquillo

For the town in Barahona province, Dominican Republic, see Enriquillo, Barahona. For the lake in Dominican Republic, see Lake Enriquillo.
Statue of Enriquillo in Independencia province, Dominican Republic

Enrique (1498-1535), best known as Enriquillo, was a Taíno cacique who rebelled against the Spaniards between 1519 and 1533. Enriquillo's rebellion is the best known rebellion of the early Caribbean period. He was born on the shores of Lake Jaragua (today Lake Enriquillo) and was part of the royal family of Jaragua. Enriquillo's aunt Anacaona was Queen of Jaragua, and his father Magiocatex was the crown prince. He is considered a hero in the modern day Dominican Republic for his resistance in favor of the indigenous peoples.[1] Dominican friar Bartolomé de las Casas, who documented and rallied against Spanish abuse of the native peoples, wrote sympathetically of Enriquillo.[2]

  1. ^ Altman, Ida (2007). "The Revolt of Enriquillo and the Historiography of Early Spanish America". The Americas. 63 (4): 587–614. doi:10.1353/tam.2007.0052. JSTOR 4491300. S2CID 144301372. Project MUSE 214822.
  2. ^ de Las Casas, Bartolomé (1965). Historia de las Indias. Vol. 3. Frondo de Cultura Económica. p. 260. OCLC 503991. Alternative edition: de Las Casas, Bartolomé (1876) [1561]. "ch. 125-127". In de la Fuensanta del Valle, El Marques; Sancho Rayon, D. Jose (eds.). Historia de las Indias. Vol. 5. Miguel Hinesta.