Puerto Rican Warrior Symbols. The Taino coqui tattoo, which represents the Puerto Rican coqui, the frog, displays an encircled leaping frog – a symbol of longevity. Similar Puerto Rican …

Taíno society was divided into two classes: Nitaino (nobles) and the Naboria (commoners). Both were governed by chiefs known as caciques, who were the maximum authority in a …

In Puerto Rico, 21st-century studies have shown that a high proportion of people have Amerindian mtDNA. Of the two major haplotypes found, one does not exist in the Taíno ancestral group, …

2023年5月28日 · Key Taino symbols found in Puerto Rico include female frog-legged figures (believed to be Atabey, the mother goddess representing fertility) and twins (which may …

Taino symbols. The Taino Indians were an ancient civilization originating from what is now Puerto Rico. Ancient inhabitants of the region, the Taino Indians left behind narratives and tales in the …

The Spanish and Taíno War of San Juan–Borikén, also known as the Taíno Rebellion of 1511, [a] was the first major conflict to take place in Borikén, modern-day Puerto Rico, after the arrival …

Taino artwork richly unifies a wide variety of symbology from documented historical sites throughout the Caribbean. Yocahu Vaguada Maorocoti: God of fertility. "Spirit of the Yucca …

Puerto Rico has a rich culture whose origins can be traced back to native Taino, Spanish and West African roots. While we know much about our Spanish and African roots, our Puerto …

Taino, Arawakan-speaking people who at the time of Columbus’s exploration inhabited what are now Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Once the most numerous …

“The Tainos were peaceful people but fierce warriors when they went to war.”-Edwin Albino, Historian. In 1493, Cristoforo Colombo a.k.a. Christopher Columbus reached Puerto Rico in …