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The güiro, a percussion instrument made of a notched dried gourd, was developed by the Taíno Indians.
There is no human settlement today, but there is evidence that Taíno Indians once lived here.
Plena music is said to have its roots in Spanish colonial courtly behavior, though the instruments used are also Taíno and African.
On 19 November 1493, Columbus was lucky enough to be met by the kindly Taínos (in fact, the name Taíno meant “friend” and was used by the Indians to enable the Europeans to distinguish between them and the not-so-friendly Caribs).
As the number of Taíno and Carib laborers declined, due to disease and suicide, plantation owners eventually began importing slaves from West Africa.