Habaguanex
History
In the early 1500s, the indigenous Taíno people of Havana, Cuba, were led by their cacique (tribal chieftain), Habaguanex.{{cite web|url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/man-who-saved-havana-180968735/|title=The Man Who Saved Havana|author=Tony Perrottet|website=smithsonianmag.com|access-date=2025-05-10}}
San Cristóbal de La Habana, the name given to Cuba's capital in 1519, is believed to reference the local chief's name.{{cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/about/archives/2023/countries/cuba/|title=Cuba - The World Factbook|website=cia.gov|access-date=2025-05-10}}{{cite news|title=Cuba's Handsome Capital Caribbean's Largest City|newspaper=The Moncton Transcript|date =August 22, 1959|page=4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1104567862/?match=1&terms=Habaguanex%20chief}} Theories suggest that the name combined San Cristóbal—honoring the patron saint of travelers—with the chief's name, adjusted to Spanish phonetics.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.es/sociedad/esta-hipotesis-mas-extendida-sobre-origen-nombre-habana-hpe1.html|title=Esta es la hipótesis más extendida sobre el origen del nombre de La Habana|website=huffingtonpost.es|access-date=2025-05-10}}
The national hospitality agency, Habaguanex S.A., is named after him.{{cite news|title=Millions more needed to keep restoration going|newspaper=South Florida Sun Sentinel|date =May 24, 1998|page=96|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/239002076/?match=1&terms=Habaguanex%20S.A.%20chief}}
See also
References
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Category:Taíno people from Cuba
Category:Tribal chiefs of the Caribbean
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