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Agueybana who was the principal "Cacique" (chief) of the Tainos
when the Spaniards first arrived and lived with his tribe in "Guaynia"
(Guayanilla) located by the river of the same name. However, others claim that
the location of the village was in Guánica.
Guayanilla is located in southern coast of the island, bordering the
Caribbean Sea, south of Adjuntas, east of Yauco; and west of Peñuelas.
Its rivers are: Guayanilla, Macaná and Yauco.
The surrounding areas produces sugar cane.
There are many well-known "guayanillenses", among them:
Isaias Rodriguez Lopéz, Eustaqui Pagan, Dalilla Torres, Heriberto
Torres, Alfredo Medona, Aristides Cales Quiros, and Rafael D. Dapena.
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(gwah-yah-NEE-yah)
