Yoraco was an indigenous chief from Venezuela In chaima etymology his name means fox or devil It is presumed that he was born in the Tácata Valley, state Miranda, on an unknown date The legendary existence of Yoraco is based on the narrative What did José de Oviedo y Baños do about his death in his History of the conquest and population of the province of Venezuela According to Baños, in 1574, four Teques Indians accompanied as Interpreters to two Spanish soldiers named Juan Pascual and Diego Sánchez to the Tácata Valley, which they intended to seize. To its Arrival they were massacred while the interpreters fled towards a Caracas to bring the news to Lieutenant Francisco Carrizo At the beginning of 1575, Carrizo headed towards Tácata with some 90 men to take control of the area. Upon his arrival he got the Indigenous people waiting for them, and in the rear, Garci-Gonzalez de Silva He observed about 500 archers preparing for an ambush De Silva set out to chase them, but on the way he only managed to Yoraco pointing a bow at him. Increasing the trot, De Silva charged him From his horse: And gave him such a fierce bounce with his lance, that suspending him From the ground, he carried it briefly through the air Giving him up for dead, De Silva released the Indian and, turning around, observed that the He himself stood up and faced two Spaniards called Juan de la Parra and Diego Méndez, who soon killed him Here, Baños' narrative created the legend of the supernatural nature of Yoraco when describing how after death his wounds did not bleed, and That only when they removed a necklace of "red stones" did he begin to Bleed out. According to Baños, this necklace was appropriated by De Silva, who He kept it as a treasure until some years later, the governor of Venezuela, Diego de Osorio, upon learning of his alleged power He removed it to send it as a curiosity to King Philip II of Spain