Social stratification

Social stratification







First settlers of the island of Santo Domingo

Diet

Housing and pottery

Social stratification

Political Division

Family and succession

Religion, myths and rites


 

 



  •  Naborías.  These people considered below the common population.  They were servants that worked to maintain the wealth of the governing or “principal” classes (caciques, nitaínos and behíques).  It is thought that they were the descendants of the Igneris conquered by the people that became part of the Taino culture.  


  • Common people.  Their goods were considered collective.


  • Behíques.  Part of the upper class, they were priests that acted as intermediaries between men and the gods; also healers or witchdoctors.


  • Nitaínos.  Part of the upper class; assisted the caciques.


  • Caciques.  Political chiefs, each had under his command a determined jurisdiction or territory.

 


 


 

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