11 Facts About Tainos

Tainos was more important in the lives of his niece's children than their biological father; the uncle introduced the boys to men's societies in his sister and his family's clan.

Tainos decorated and applied war paint to their face to appear fierce towards their enemies.

Tainos's is identified as the goddess of the hurricanes or as the zemi of storms.

Tainos's had twin sons: Boinayel, the messenger of rain, and Marohu, the spirit of clear skies.

Tainos was punished by being turned into stone, or a bird, a frog, or a reptile, depending on interpretation of the myth.

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Tainos believed that Jupias, the souls of the dead, would go to Coaybay, the underworld, and there they rest by day.

The Tainos told Columbus that another indigenous tribe, Caribs, were fierce warriors, who made frequent raids on the Tainos, often capturing their women.

The first man to introduce this forced labor among the Tainos was the leader of the European colonization of Puerto Rico, Ponce de Leon.

Tainos'storians have determined that the massive decline was due more to infectious disease outbreaks than any warfare or direct attacks.

Tainos concludes that, even though the Spanish were aware of deadly diseases such as smallpox, there is no mention of them in the New World until 1519, meaning perhaps they didn't spread as fast as initially believed, and that unlike Europeans, the indigenous populations were subjected to slavery, exploitation, and forced labor in gold and silver mines on an enormous scale.

Groups advocating this point of view are known as Neo-Tainos, and are established in the Puerto Rican communities located in New Jersey and New York.