EPISODE · Apr 22, 2026 · 34 MIN
Episode 11 - About the Other Guazabara
from La Historia Boricua - A History of Puerto Rico and her People · host Roberto Gil Cancel Comas
After the initial victories of the Spanish Empire in open battles, the Taíno people adopted a new style of resistance: guerrilla warfare. Meanwhile, the colonizers employed what they called cabalgadas. That said, the Spanish capital is set ablaze once again. If you want more information on the topic, please see the main references for the episode below: Nuevas fuentes para la historia de Puerto Rico; documentos ineditios o poco conocidos cuyos originales se encuentran en el Archivo General de Indias en la ciudad de Sevilla, Espana: https://archive.org/details/nuevasfuentespar0000aure/page/118/mode/2up, Entradas y Cabalgadas (1511-1513); la segunda o «postrera guerra» contra los indios tainos de Boriquén: https://miguelrodriguezarqueologo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/15.-ENTRADAS-Y-CABALGADAS%5EJ-EN-MEMORIA-FDO.-LUNA-STO.-DOM.-10-14-OCT.-2006.pdf La Conquista Española y la Gran Rebelión de los Taínos: https://www.yumpu.com/es/document/view/14611729/la-conquista-espanola-y-la-gran-rebelion-de-los-tainos, Elegías de varones ilustres de Indias de Castellanos: https://www.clas.rutgers.edu/files/180/Digitized-Books-and-Publications/645/Elegias-de-varones-ilustres-de-indias.pdf, Guerra y despojo de los taínos, 1511-1512: https://www.80grados.net/guerra-y-despojo-de-los-tainos-1511-1512/ Colección de Documentos Inéditos: https://bibliotecafloridablanca.um.es/server/api/core/bitstreams/c867a49b-b409-4e35-a75c-51c115f20fef/content Documentos de la real hacienda de Puerto Rico : volumen II, 1510-1545: https://repositorio.upr.edu/handle/11721/3953?locale-attribute=es If you prefer to listen in Spanish, don’t forget that this episode is also available in Spanish on this same feed. If you’d like to support this educational initiative, you can visit our Patreon page here:patreon.com/HistoriaBoricua. You can also have a look at our merch at our Etsy shop here: etsy.com/shop/LaHistoriaBoricua. The photo for this episode is of the statue of Agüeybaná the Brave in the city of Ponce taken by me in 2025.
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After the initial victories of the Spanish Empire in open battles, the Taíno people adopted a new style of resistance: guerrilla warfare. Meanwhile, the colonizers employed what they called cabalgadas. That said, the Spanish capital is set ablaze once again. If you want more information on the topic, please see the main references for the episode below: Nuevas fuentes para la historia de Puerto Rico; documentos ineditios o poco conocidos cuyos originales se encuentran en el Archivo General de Indias en la ciudad de Sevilla, Espana: https://archive.org/details/nuevasfuentespar0000aure/page/118/mode/2up, Entradas y Cabalgadas (1511-1513); la segunda o «postrera guerra» contra los indios tainos de Boriquén: https://miguelrodriguezarqueologo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/15.-ENTRADAS-Y-CABALGADAS%5EJ-EN-MEMORIA-FDO.-LUNA-STO.-DOM.-10-14-OCT.-2006.pdf La Conquista Española y la Gran Rebelión de los Taínos: https://www.yumpu.com/es/document/view/14611729/la-conquista-espanola-y-la-gran-rebelion-de-los-tainos, Elegías de varones ilustres de Indias de Castellanos: https://www.clas.rutgers.edu/files/180/Digitized-Books-and-Publications/645/Elegias-de-varones-ilustres-de-indias.pdf, Guerra y despojo de los taínos, 1511-1512: https://www.80grados.net/guerra-y-despojo-de-los-tainos-1511-1512/ Colección de Documentos Inéditos: https://bibliotecafloridablanca.um.es/server/api/core/bitstreams/c867a49b-b409-4e35-a75c-51c115f20fef/content Documentos de la real hacienda de Puerto Rico : volumen II, 1510-1545: https://repositorio.upr.edu/handle/11721/3953?locale-attribute=es If you prefer to listen in Spanish, don’t forget that this episode is also available in Spanish on this same feed. If you’d like to support this educational initiative, you can visit our Patreon page here:patreon.com/HistoriaBoricua. You can also have a look at our merch at our Etsy shop here: etsy.com/shop/LaHistoriaBoricua. The photo for this episode is of the statue of Agüeybaná the Brave in the city of Ponce taken by me in 2025.
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