The American Nations, Vol. I.: Or, Outlines of a National History of the Ancient and Modern Nations of North and South AmericaRafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel)
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The American Nations, Vol. I.: Or, Outlines of a National History of the Ancient and Modern Nations of North and South America
Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel)
Indians; Indians -- Origin; Taino Indians; Taino language
This fable may allude to a war, between the _Zibas_ stony or strong men
and the solar tribes. These _Zibas_ were probably the _Zipas_ or princes
of the Muyzcas. In Perou there is also a fable of men changed to stones at
the primitive city of Tiahuanaco, which merely means a war and change of
dominion. The name of _Ziba_ for stone is primitive.—See the Note for
affinities.(72)
_25th Event._ Another set of men, going to the shores to fish, were
changed into _Joboses_ (myrobolan or plumb trees) by the sun.
This metamorphose is peculiar to these fables: although the Mexicans
called the Olmecas, fruit-people or Zapotecas. The analogies of _Jobos_ or
_Kobos_ are found in _Coyba_ of Darien, Cuba or _Coaiba_, the _Mocobis_ of
Chaco &c. Another war is probably meant by this, and the _Jobos_ are a
people. Have they any reference with the _Jubas_ of Mauritania? who formed
a divine and royal dynasty there. _Juba_ was also the Jove or God of the
Lybians. Several nations of Central and Mexican America had trees for
emblems.
_26th Event._ The dynasty of _Giona_ or _Hi-Auna_ begins to rule over the
men of Caziba or royal caves in Cauta.
This family of rulers or Cazics became famous afterwards as we shall see,
as leaders of tribes to America. We can easily perceive here the ancient
Pelagian tribes of _Ionia_ and _Aones_. _Hi-Auna_ means _the-Aones_. It
was this dynasty or people that sent colonies to America: Oviedo says this
happened in the time of Hesper 12th king of Spain, about 750 years after
the flood, or 1658 years B. C. He deems the settlers Hesperians or
Cantabrians. The root is ONA solar name of Lybians.
_27th Event._ VAGONIANA a ruler of the _Hi-Auna_, went fishing from the
cave, and became a bird or nightingale; who crossed the sea, and settled
the island _Mathinino_ (Martinico) with a people of women. _Dangleria_.
His wife in the sea gives him two sons which became jewels _Ziba_ and
_Guanin_ marble and metal.
This is a positive voyage over the Atlantic. Whenever we meet tribes of
birds, in ancient history, they always mean travellers and colonies, and
often passage over the sea in sailing boats, compared to birds. The first
ships of the Scandinavians and Europeans seen in North America, were
called birds by the natives. V and B interchange in the Haytian language
as in Greek; _Va-gon-iana_, thus means _Father-Solar-Iana_. His people are
called women, because unwarlike fishermen, or the Amazon tribe. Martinico
was the first island settled by them: it bears the name of _Matinino_ in
Roman, and was thus called yet in 1492, Garcia mentions the 2 sons and
jewels.(73)
_28th Event._ GUAGU-GIONA king of Caziba, sent _Jadruvaba_ out of the
caves, to collect the holy herb _Digo_ in order to purify and wash the
body; but he was changed by the sun into a singing bird _Giahuba-Bogiael_
(the-singer bird-divine), and never returns.
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