C. T. Suddeth

In 1511, Hatuey, a Taino chief, fled Hispaniola, with 400 warriors to warn the Cuban Taino of the Spanish invaders. They ignored Hatuey, but his group besieged the Spanish fort at Baracoa, Cuba. He was captured and burned alive in 1512 in Yara, Cuba. His efforts were not in vain, even today, Baracoa is a center of Taino culture.