The Chief Who Burned Rather Than Convert | Hatuey of Guahabá

Before the conquest of the Americas was complete, one man chose defiance over submission. Hatuey, a Taíno chief and national hero, fled Spanish rule only to continue his resistance in Cuba—warning others of the destruction that followed in the wake of the conquistadors.

Captured and condemned, he was offered conversion in his final moments. His answer would echo through history.

This is the story of a man who refused to bow, who chose fire over submission, and who became one of the first symbols of resistance in the New World.

00:00 Introduction
01:20 Of Hatuey
02:56 Spanish contact
06:05 Hatuey's War & Death
10:19

Music by: Savfk - Music
The Hunt by Savfk [CC-BY royalty free music - orchestral epic emotional]
Link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXOeFWpFlgY

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