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Agüeybaná II, whose name means "The Great Sun," is admired in Borikén (modern day Puerto Rico) for his loyalty to his people. He promoted rebellion among his fellow Taínos who at first refused to follow him, fearing the Europeans to be immortal; Agüeybaná II convinced them of the contrary and then led his people in the Taino rebellion of 1511, the first rebellion in the island of Boriken against the better armed Spanish forces. He led several successful raids before being shot and killed, ending the first recorded military action in Puerto Rico. His rebellion was heard all over islands of the Antilles and inspired others to fight the Spanish. The Great Sun is a name worthy of a federal holiday. Happy Indigenous People's Day! #ColumbusIsNotMyHero #YourTextbooksBeLying #LetsWorkOnSomeRevisions #BorikénWasNotDiscovered #PeopleAlreadyLivedThere

Quick detour from the Taínos to mention the Incas because few people know that the beloved rapper 2pac Shakur was named after...Túpac Amaru, who was the last chieftan of the Incan Empire to actually rule over his people. After the Spanish invaded the Andes many of Túpac Amaru's family members were murdered and by 1570 very few regions were still under Incan rule.Túpac Amaru led a brief one year rebellion against the Spanish in 1571 before he was captured and executed. With him died the last hope of a return to Inca rule in the Andes, but his name and resistance in the face of insurmountable odds are worth remembering. So shoutout to one of the last American kings, Túpac Amaru. Happy indigenous people's day! #ColumbusIsNotMyHero #YourTextbooksBeLying #LetsWorkOnSomeRevisions #QueVivaPeru

The Cacique Anacaona was a High Chief on the island of Quisqueya (Haiti/DR) from 1474-1503. She was a poet, singer and leader who was beloved by her people. She and her husband rebelled against Columbus's men, refused to surrender and both were eventually captured and arrested. The Spaniards told Anacaona she would be forgiven for her rebellion if she agreed to be a Spanish leader's concubine. She refused and was hanged. But what I'm sure the Spaniards didn't expect was how many rebellions would spring up in her name; how remembered her legacy would be even now, 500 years later. Anacaona's is a name I much rather commemorate this Monday. Happy Indigenous People's Day! #IndigenousPeoplesDay #ColumbusIsNotMyHero #QuisqueyaWasNotDiscovered #ItHadBeenFoundThousandsOfYearsBefore #YourTextbooksBeLying #LetsWorkOnSomeRevisions