Tierra + Control
Cuando el guaitiao se volvió encomienda
An early ceremonial alliance in Borikén turned into Spanish occupation, gold extraction, encomienda labor control, and rebellion.
Espina del recibo
- Guaitiao/guaytiao is framed as a Taíno ritual of symbolic friendship or kinship, not a modern legal treaty.
- The early Ponce de León and Agüeybaná alliance moved into Spanish occupation, gold extraction, land/conuco control, and encomienda/repartimiento labor.
- The episode ties the breakdown of the early peace to the Taíno rebellion of 1511 without claiming the Taíno disappeared.