Guarionex

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Guarionex was a Taíno cacique who lived on the island of Borikén (Taíno name for Puerto Rico) before the Spanish colonization of the Americas.

Guarionex, meaning "The Brave Noble Lord", was the Warchief of the village of Otuao or Utuado in Puerto Rico in 1493. He fought in the great battle of the Toa with Chiefs Gueybaná, Urayoán and Orocobix, against the Spanish and Sotomajor in 1511.[1]

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  1. ^ The Dictionary of the Taíno Language.

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