Fuente: Pensamiento Social Verde
If you look at a US $20 bill, you might notice Andrew Jackson nervously watching statues of Columbus and Robert E. Lee coming down and wondering if his face is going to disappear from currency. As Democrats ponder which militarist they wish to glorify in the next round of monuments, it is critical to realize that statues which go up are at least as important as the ones that come down. Perhaps the best nominee for a new statue is Hatuey.
After the Spaniards ate the food and drank the beverages prepared for them by 2500 Taino, they drew their swords and hacked their hosts – men, women and children – to pieces. Those who were not slaughtered were dragged by the Spaniards to forced labor. They ordered them to carry loads they could not possibly lift and joked among themselves as they killed more.
Mientras los taínos agonizaban, los sacerdotes se arrodillaban para compartir con ellos las buenas nuevas de Jesucristo. Si permitieran que Cristo entrara en sus corazones, disfrutarían de la salvación eterna.
About 400 Taino managed to escape from the massacre and took canoes from Hispaniola to eastern Cuba. Unfortunately, most of the Tainos in Cuba would not believe that people existed who were as cruel as those in the story they heard (somewhat like those in the 21st century who do not believe the potential outcomes of climate change for humanity).
Hatuey lideró la primera guerra de guerrillas contra la invasión europea del hemisferio occidental. Su banda llevó a cabo varios ataques de atropello y fuga contra los invasores y no fueron derrotados en la batalla. Pero un traidor informó a los españoles del monte donde se escondían y fueron rodeados y capturados.
Hatuey preguntó: “¿Hay españoles en el cielo?”
"Oh, yes,” the general chuckled. “Heaven is full of Spaniards.”
Queriendo asegurarme de que estaba en lo cierto, revisé en Google, que Wall Street quiere hacernos creer que ha reemplazado a la Biblia como la fuente suprema de sabiduría y verdad. Efectivamente, Google confirmó la existencia de Hatuey en Cuba.
Pero entonces un pensamiento entró en mi mente. ¿Qué pasaría si Hatuey, de alguna manera, existiera en México, Perú y en tribus de toda América del Norte, América del Sur, América Central y el Caribe? ¿Será posible que las llamas que consumieron el cuerpo de Hatuey ardan ahora en los corazones y las mentes de quienes resisten la opresión en todas partes?
A monumento a Hatuey is in Baracoa, Cuba. The placa at the base reads “To the memory of Chief Hatuey, unforgettable native, precursor of the Cuban liberty, who offered his life, and glorified his rebellion in the martyrdom of the flames on 2/2/1512. Monuments Delegation of Yara, 1999”.
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