Habaguanex

In the early 1500s, the Indigenous Taíno people of Havana, Cuba, were led by their cacique (tribal chieftain), Habaguanex.^[1]

San Cristóbal de La Habana, the name given to Cuba's capital in 1519, is believed to reference the local chief's name.^[2][3] Theories suggest that the name combined San Cristóbal—honoring the patron saint of travelers—with the chief's name, adjusted to Spanish phonetics.^[4]

The national hospitality agency, Habaguanex S.A., is named after him.^[5]

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