Guahaba

Guahabá was an Indigenous district of northwestern Hispaniola, remembered as the country of the Taíno leader Hatuey. Its coastal and inland communities experienced the upheaval that followed the Spanish arrival. Hatuey crossed to eastern Cuba, where he warned local people about the conquerors and resisted their advance. Captured by the Spanish, he was executed in 1512, becoming a lasting figure in the history of Indigenous resistance.

The later city of Port-de-Paix lies here.