colonial Indian ruler of a political group. Name given by Spaniards to kurakas (see below).

Generic term for the head of a Latin American indigenous community or people, elected or hereditary.

Aruaca word for an Indian village chief, after his people had been baptised.

a tribal chief in , particularly

(Taíno) An indigenous male ruler. The term originates in the pre-Hispanic Caribbean, and came to be used throughout Spain's colonies. Cacica is the female form.

Chief (originally used to described an Indian chief and today used to designate a petty tyrant).

Cacique is a Venezuelan brand of rum first marketed in 1959. It is the top-selling rum in Venezuela and Spain. The Cacique product lines are owned by Diageo, the largest multinational beer, wine and spirits company in the world.