Guaynia

Guaynia is the name traditionally given to the domain of the Taíno chief Agüeybaná in southwestern Puerto Rico. Several Indigenous settlements in the Guánica region belonged to his sphere of authority. In 1508 Juan Ponce de León met Agüeybaná and established a relationship of friendship and kinship known as guaitiao. The encounter preceded a longer process of Spanish conquest that transformed the island and the lives of its inhabitants.

The later city of Ponce Historic Zone lies here.