Treasure Island (1950 film) they finally reach the spot where the treasure – supposed to be 700,000 pounds – is supposed to be buried, they discover instead an empty pit, save for one guinea. The pirates turn on Silver, who manages to kill three of them before Smollett's men appear to defeat the rest. Greeting Silver, Gunn reveals that he dug up Flint's treasure and has stashed it in a cave. Despite keeping his end of the bargain, Captain Smollett still wants Silver taken back for trial in England for his mutiny. Hawkins, Trelawney and two others take Silver to the "Hispaniola" aboard a
Chiefdoms of Hispaniola Chiefdoms of Hispaniola The chiefdoms of Hispaniola ("cacicazgo" in Spanish) were the primary political units employed by the Taíno inhabitants of Hispaniola (Taíno: "Ayiti", "Quisqueya", or "Bohio") in the early historical era. At the time of European contact in 1492, the island was divided into five chiefdoms or "cacicazgos", each headed by a cacique or paramount chief. Below him were lesser caciques presiding over villages or districts and "nitaínos", an elite class in Taíno society. The Taíno of Hispaniola were an Arawak people related to the inhabitants of the other islands in the Greater Antilles. At the time of European