Maguana

Maguana was a chiefdom in the interior of Hispaniola. Around 1470 Caonabo, a chief from the Lucayan islands, conquered Maguana and married Anacaona, sister of the ruler of neighbouring Jaragua.

After Columbus arrived in 1492, Caonabo fought the Spaniards and attacked their settlement at La Navidad. The Spaniards captured him, and a Taíno force led by his brother Manicatex failed to rescue him; Caonabo died in Spanish captivity during the voyage across the Atlantic.