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Hayuya

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How to Pronounce Hayuya

Pronounced hah-YOO-yah

Meaning: name of a Taino cacique of the central mountain region of Puerto Rico; the town of Jayuya is named after him

In 30 seconds: Taino name of the cacique who ruled the central mountains of Puerto Rico — the town of Jayuya, 'the Indigenous Capital,' still carries his name.
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Origin Taino
Meaningname of a Taino cacique of the central mountain region of Puerto Rico; the town of Jayuya is named after him

History & Origin

Hayuya (born around the 1470s) was a Taino cacique who ruled a region in the interior central mountains of Puerto Rico, the area that now bears his name as the town of Jayuya. According to the colonial Chronicles of the Indies held in Seville, his was one of the more powerful cacicazgos on the island, all of which answered to the supreme cacique Agüeybaná. The mountainous district he governed is regarded as a heartland of Taino culture in Puerto Rico, and Jayuya is known today as 'La Capital Indígena' (the Indigenous Capital) for its many Taino sites and petroglyphs. The original meaning of the personal name in the Arawakan Taino language is not securely documented, but the cacique and the place named for him are well attested.

Did you know? The region Hayuya governed is considered a birthplace of Taino culture on the island; the town of Jayuya honors him with a life-sized stone bust known as La Tumba del Indio.
Hayuya — Wikipedia — Documents Hayuya as the Taino cacique of the central-mountain region of Puerto Rico, namesake of JayuyaJayuya — Discover Puerto Rico — Jayuya as 'La Capital Indígena,' named for cacique Hayuya, with the La Tumba del Indio monument

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Agüeybaná— Supreme Taino cacique of Puerto Rico, to whom regional caciques like Hayuya answered
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Frequently Asked

Who was Hayuya?

Hayuya was a Taino cacique who ruled a region in the central mountains of Puerto Rico around the time of Spanish contact. The town of Jayuya, known as the Indigenous Capital for its many Taino sites, is named after him.

How do you pronounce Hayuya?

hah-YOO-yah — three syllables, with stress on the middle syllable (the same sound preserved in modern Jayuya).

What does Hayuya mean?

The literal meaning of Hayuya in the Arawakan Taino language is not securely documented. The name is remembered for the historical cacique who bore it and the central-mountain region named after him.

Is Hayuya a boy or girl name?

Hayuya is a masculine name, borne by the historical male cacique.

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