Pre-colonial Puerto Rico History of Puerto Rico
taíno. village @ macdonalds tibes indigenous ceremonial center in ponce, puerto rico
the settlement of puerto rico began establishment of ortoiroid culture orinoco region in south america. scholars suggest settlement dates 4000 years. archeological dig @ island of vieques in 1990 found remains of believed ortoiroid man (named puerto ferro man) dated around 2000 bc. ortoiroid displaced saladoid, culture same region arrived on island between 430 , 250 bc.
between seventh , 11th centuries, arawak thought have settled island. during time taíno culture developed, , approximately 1000 ad, had become dominant. taíno culture has been traced village of saladero @ basin of orinoco river in venezuela; taíno migrated puerto rico crossing lesser antilles.
at time of columbus arrival, estimated 30 60 thousand taíno amerindians, led cacique (chief) agüeybaná, inhabited island. called borinquen , great land of valiant , noble lord . natives lived in small villages led cacique , subsisted on hunting, fishing , gathering of indigenous cassava root , fruit. when spaniards arrived in 1493, taíno in conflict raiding carib, moving antilles chain. taíno domination of island nearing end, , spanish arrival marked beginning of extinction. culture, however, remains part of of contemporary puerto rico. musical instruments such maracas , güiro, hammock, , words such mayagüez, arecibo, iguana, caguas , huracán (hurricane) examples of legacy left taíno.
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