Historical Person

Warray

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📍 Suriname

Warray

Gender: Male

Related Events

Arawak reinforcements arrive from Berbice

📅 11 July 1679

Eight canoes carrying about 250 Arawaks under the leadership of Warray arrive from Berbice. The Dutch government wants to deploy them against Carib fighters. Hira shows that the Arawaks did not simply...

Arawak allies refuse the colonial attack on the Caribs

📅 15 July 1679

The Arawaks return without carrying out the attack on the Caribs that the Dutch wanted. Colonial accounts call this unwillingness; the events also point to independent diplomacy and a relationship...