and west by the Strait of Jamaica. It was ruled by the cacique Bohechio (Beehechio) and was the largest of the cacicazgos. Its center was located in a place called Guava, present-day Léogâne in Haiti. It was divided into 26 nitaínos. Bohechío was the brother of Anacaona, who was married to the cacique of Maguana; Caonabo. As such, Jaragua and Maguana had a strong alliance and would partner to ward off and attack rival cacicazgos. The mother goddess of the cacicazgo was Zuimaco. Geographic scope Dominican Republic Baoruco Barahona Independencia Pedernales Haiti Artibonite Grand'Anse Nippes Ouest Sud Sud-Est Chiefdom of Higüey The cacicazgo of Higüey spanned the entire southeast of Hispaniola, bordered to the north by the cacicazgo of Maguá and the Bay Samana, south by the Caribbean, east by the Canal de la Mona, and west by the cacicazgo of Maguana. It was ruled by the cacique and was divided into 21 nitaínos. The capital of the cacicazgo was located in present-day Higüey. Floyd states Cotubanama was the cacique of Higuey, who was captured by Juan de Esquivel and hanged in Santo Domingo. The mother goddess of Higüey was Atabeira, which means "Mother of the original stone". Geographic scope Dominican Republic Distrito Nacional El Seibo Hato Mayor La Altagracia La Romana Monte Plata San Pedro de Macorís Santo Domingo References Bibliography Las Casas, Bartolomé de (1552) Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias, Axel Springer SL Fombrun, Odette Roy (2006) History of my country, Haiti 1 NAU, Charles Emile, baron (1854) "Histoire des Caciques d'Haïti" Indigenous topics of the Caribbean History of Haiti History of the Dominican Republic History of indigenous peoples of North America Taíno Former chiefdoms in North America Regions of the Caribbean