Taino Woman Tote - SAMPLE... pending original design - Women's

 The word "Taino" means "good" or "noble" and it's rightfully so because no Spaniard ever saw these Indians fighting among themselves. They were a peaceful and generous people. At the end of the fifteenth century, they were divided into five tribes and on the verge of modern civilization and a centralized government. Their numbers have been estimated to be about 250,000 at that time.  Columbus did not discover a lost or unknown land. There was a flourishing civilization of native Americans. In fact, hey taught him the ways of farming such crops as yuca and corn. Columbus stayed for only a year though, and when he left there were 39 Spaniards that remained behind with hopes of starting a settlement. However, fights began to break out among the Spaniards. They took on three or four Indian wives each, forcibly. After several months, the Tainos grew tired of the harsh treatment. Their "cacique" (chief) Coronabo attacked the settlement and killed the remaining Spaniards. Columbus returned t