Hatuey was a Taíno chief from the island of Hispaniola, who fled to Cuba during the Spanish conquest. According to Bartolomé de las Casas Hatuey entreated the Taíno of Caobana people to join him. He showed them a basket of gold and jewels, saying: Here is the God the Spaniards worship. For these they fight and kill; for these they persecute us and that is why we have to throw them into the sea. The Taíno chiefs in Cuba did not respond to Hatuey's message, and few joined him to fight.

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Spanish Persecution, Hatuey Burned at Stake, 1512

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