Forbidden Love: The Legend of Guanina and Don Cristobal de Sotomayor (1511)
Long ago in the middle of the Caribbean Sea on a small island called Borikén lived the indigenous Taino’s culture, descendants of Arawak. The Taino’s were known for their nobility and gentle nature. They lived in peace and harmony in their topical island, but that all began to change with the arrival of the Spaniards. The year was 1493 when Christopher Columbus first arrived at its shores in the provenance of Aymaco. The Taino’s had never seen such creatures, their skins were as white as the clouds and their eyes were as blue as the ocean. They arrived in great wooden beasts that was speculated to have descended from the heavens. Their bodies were protected by a hard shining shell resembling a carey. They spoke a different tongue, the tongue of the Gods most would say. It would have been foolish to not receive these deities with respect and humility.