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An illustration of Guabancex commanding a hurricane over the Caribbean, Taíno folktale.

The Spirit of Guabancex: The Lady of Storms

Long before the islands of the Caribbean bore their modern names, when the Taíno people still spoke directly to the spirits of nature, there ruled a powerful goddess known as Guabancex, the Lady of Storms. She was the spirit of the hurricane, the whirlwind that shook the seas and tore across the lush mountains of Borikén (Puerto Rico) and Hispaniola. To

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