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| | Guazabara - Boriken Guazabara - The Taino Combat Skills |
 | | Beaten, dismembered, stolen from their lands and enslaved, these peaceful people reminded the invaders that they were also warriors. |
 | | Men and women such as Jumacao, Agueybanax the Brave, Yuaraibo, Anacaona, Enriquillo and Guarionex fought the Spanish heralding battles with the war cry “guazabara.” The Taino developed a specific method of combat using the macana (war club) and *machete to fight the Toledo swords of the Spanish. |
 | | Because the machete was made of inferior metal and could not withstand a direct assault from the Spanish blade, the Taino warriors learned to move within the invader’s circle completely avoiding the sword. |
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