Hatuey, Indian chief of the Guahaba region, has not killed himself. He fled with his people from Haiti in a canoe and took refuge in the caves and mountains of eastern Cuba. There he pointed to a basketful of gold and said: “This is the god of the Christians. For him they pursue us. For him our fathers and our brothers have died. Let us dance for him. If our dance pleases him, this god will order them not to mistreat us.” They catch him three months later. They tie him to a stake. Before lighting the fire that will reduce him to charcoal and ash, the priest promises him glory and eternal rest
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Bro would rather "burn in hell" than be in the same place as Christians, who treated his people so terribly
