June 1, 2018

A Cuban beer made by Indian Head Brewery in Baltimore Maryland, USA.

Hatuey was a Taíno chief considered to be Cuba’s first patriot and martyr. Conquered by conquistadors in his native Hispaniola, Chief Hatuey escaped to Cuba with some 400 men, women, and children. Although he warned the indigenous tribes in Cuba about Spanish colonists’ greed and cruelty, few believed him. Hatuey and his people waged guerrilla attacks on the Spanish colonists, retreating to the forests to regroup after each attack. He was eventually betrayed, captured, and burned at the stake. When asked to convert to Christianity so that he could go to heaven after his death, Hatuey refused, stating that he wanted no part of a God that would condone such terrible cruelty.