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Their regional chieftaincies, each headed by a leader known as a cacique, crumbled away.
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Robert M. Poole,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Oct. 2011
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Robert M. Poole,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 Oct. 2011
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“Chieftaincy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chieftaincy. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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