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| '''Kerekorio Manu Rangi''' ({{circa}} 1853/1855 – October 1867), also known as '''Rokoroko He Tau''' and by his baptismal name '''Gregorio''' (Kerekorio), was the last undisputed ''‘ariki mau'', or ]. He died as a child and left no heir, which ended the ''‘ariki mau'' dynasty. | '''Kerekorio Manu Rangi''' ({{circa}} 1853/1855 – October 1867), also known as '''Rokoroko He Tau''' and by his baptismal name '''Gregorio''' (Kerekorio), was the last undisputed ''‘ariki mau'', or ]. He died as a child and left no heir, which ended the ''‘ariki mau'' dynasty. | ||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| Manu Rangi was born on ] between {{circa}} 1853 and {{circa}} 1855, a member of the ].<ref>{{Cite book|isbn=9780946897605|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Easter_Island_Studies/DlsaAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Manu+Rangi%22+%22%C3%8Ele+de+P%C3%A2ques%22&dq=%22Manu+Rangi%22+%22%C3%8Ele+de+P%C3%A2ques%22&printsec=frontcover|author=Fischer, Steven R.|title=Easter Island Studies: Contributions to the History of Rapanui in Memory of William T. Mulloy|page=64|publisher=]|date=1993}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|language=Spanish|title=Los últimos 'Ariki Mau y la evolución del poder político en Rapa Nui|trans-title=The last 'Ariki Mau and the evolution of political power in Rapa Nui|author=Moreno Pakarati, Cristián|date=2015|via=]|url=https://www.academia.edu/10020721/Los_%C3%BAltimos_Ariki_Mau_y_la_evoluci%C3%B3n_del_poder_pol%C3%ADtico_en_Rapa_Nui}}</ref> He was from the royal lineage of the ''‘ariki mau'' (]), which, according to Polynesian belief, "went back to the gods themselves."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-worlds-news/161341896/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=8 June 1938|page=6, |title=Gregorio, Easter Island's Boy King|author=Ramsden, Eric}} {{Open access}}</ref> According to Alfred Metraux, he was the grandson of ] and likely the son of ''‘ariki mau'' ], as well as a cousin of a previous king, {{ill|Maurata|fr}}; however, in ]'s book ''Island at the End of the World'', he listed Manu Rangi as a son of Maurata.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/20702667|via=]|journal=]|volume=46|number=2|date=1937|author=Metraux, Alfred|pages=41–62|title=THE KINGS OF EASTER ISLAND: Kingship}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Island at the End of the World: The Turbulent History of Easter Island|author=Fischer, Steven R.|isbn=9781861894168|date=June 2006|publisher=]|pages=91–92, 99, 101|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Island_at_the_End_of_the_World/vXjxAQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Manu+Rangi%22+%22easter%22&pg=PA91&printsec=frontcover}}</ref> His name, Manu Rangi, meant "Heavenly Bird," and he was also known by the name Rokoroko He Tau.<ref |
Manu Rangi was born on ] between {{circa}} 1853 and {{circa}} 1855, a member of the ].<ref name="auto1">{{Cite book|isbn=9780946897605|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Easter_Island_Studies/DlsaAAAAYAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Manu+Rangi%22+%22%C3%8Ele+de+P%C3%A2ques%22&dq=%22Manu+Rangi%22+%22%C3%8Ele+de+P%C3%A2ques%22&printsec=frontcover|author=Fischer, Steven R.|title=Easter Island Studies: Contributions to the History of Rapanui in Memory of William T. Mulloy|page=64|publisher=]|date=1993}}</ref><ref name="auto3">{{Cite web|language=Spanish|title=Los últimos 'Ariki Mau y la evolución del poder político en Rapa Nui|trans-title=The last 'Ariki Mau and the evolution of political power in Rapa Nui|author=Moreno Pakarati, Cristián|date=2015|via=]|url=https://www.academia.edu/10020721/Los_%C3%BAltimos_Ariki_Mau_y_la_evoluci%C3%B3n_del_poder_pol%C3%ADtico_en_Rapa_Nui}}</ref> He was from the royal lineage of the ''‘ariki mau'' (]), which, according to Polynesian belief, "went back to the gods themselves."<ref name="auto2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-worlds-news/161341896/|newspaper=]|via=]|date=8 June 1938|page=6, |title=Gregorio, Easter Island's Boy King|author=Ramsden, Eric}} {{Open access}}</ref> According to Alfred Metraux, he was the grandson of ] and likely the son of ''‘ariki mau'' ], as well as a cousin of a previous king, {{ill|Maurata|fr}}; however, in ]'s book ''Island at the End of the World'', he listed Manu Rangi as a son of Maurata.<ref name="auto4">{{Cite journal|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/20702667|via=]|journal=]|volume=46|number=2|date=1937|author=Metraux, Alfred|pages=41–62|title=THE KINGS OF EASTER ISLAND: Kingship}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{Cite book|title=Island at the End of the World: The Turbulent History of Easter Island|author=Fischer, Steven R.|isbn=9781861894168|date=June 2006|publisher=]|pages=91–92, 99, 101|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Island_at_the_End_of_the_World/vXjxAQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Manu+Rangi%22+%22easter%22&pg=PA91&printsec=frontcover}}</ref> His name, Manu Rangi, meant "Heavenly Bird," and he was also known by the name Rokoroko He Tau.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/> | ||
| As a young boy, Manu Rangi was the ''atariki'', the heir apparent to the kingship of Easter Island.<ref |
As a young boy, Manu Rangi was the ''atariki'', the heir apparent to the kingship of Easter Island.<ref name="auto"/> During his life, the island's population was decimated by slave raids and disease, and in late December 1862, sailors on the Peruvian ship ''Cora'' kidnapped several people from Easter Island including Manu Rangi.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/> He was about eight years old at the time.<ref name="auto"/> After the ship raided Easter Island, it sailed to ] in the ] to take more "immigrants."<ref name="auto"/> Those in Rapa took over the boat and sailed to ].<ref name="auto"/> The Easter Islanders and the Rapans discussed with each other and compared geographical notes, leading to the discovery that Rapa ("Extremity") in the Australs was less remote than Rapa – Easter Island, which led to the Austral island being renamed ''Rapa ‘Iti'' ("Lesser Extremity") while Easter Island became ''Rapa Nui'' ("Greater Extremity").<ref name="auto"/> Manu Rangi and his fellow islanders were able to return to Easter Island and arrived in January 1864, with him becoming the new ''‘ariki mau'' upon arrival.<ref name="auto"/> Manu Rangi, as ''‘ariki mau'', declared the change of the name to ''Rapa Nui''.<ref name="auto"/> | ||
| Still a child, Manu Rangi became the ''‘ariki mau'' at a time when the position was increasingly losing authority.<ref name="auto"/> He was recognized by islanders as the chief, but he held little political authority.<ref name="auto"/> One missionary on the island noted that "One still has for him a certain respect, one still brings him the firstfruits of yams, but he in no way intervines in island affairs. The power is always usurped by several usurpers each more audacious, more wicked, than the other, who succeed one another each year, tyrannizing the population, aggravating its misery and accelerating its complete dissolution."<ref name="auto"/> | |||
| Missionary ] called Manu Rangi the "little chief" ("''le petit chef''").<ref name="auto3"/> As ''‘ariki mau'', Manu Rangi was considered ''tapu'' (sacred); Roussel noted that " were obliged to let their hair grow without ever allowing the ''mata'' (cutting stone) to pass through it. I remember well that when I arrived on Easter island the young was introduced to me as being the only real chief; he was also the one who wore the hair long. When for cleanliness sake I asked one of the Mangarevans who was with me to cut his hair, the child opposed it firmly and yielded only through force or fear. The anger was so general that the hairdresser was on the point of being stoned when he achieved his work."<ref name="auto4"/> | |||
| By the time Manu Rangi was about 12, he was noted by missionaries on the island for his "distinguished ... intelligence and his excellent dispositions."<ref name="auto"/> Around that time, he became a ] in the ], and he was later ], being one of the first Rapa Nui people to do so.<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto"/> He was given the ] Kerekorio (Grégoire or Gregorio).<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto"/> However, in October 1867, Easter Island was devastated by ] and Manu Rangi was among the deceased.<ref name="auto"/> Aged between 12 and 14 at the time of his death, he left no heir, which ended the ancient dynasty of the ''‘ariki mau''.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto"/> His death was reported to be "equally regretted | |||
| by the missionaries and his subjects."<ref name="auto4"/> | |||
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‘Ariki mau (King of Easter Island)| Kerekorio Manu Rangi | |
|---|---|
| ‘Ariki mau (King of Easter Island) | |
| Reign | January 1864 – October 1867 |
| Predecessor | Tepito |
| Successor | None |
| Born | c. 1853/1855 Easter Island |
| Died | October 1867 Easter Island |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Kerekorio Manu Rangi (c. 1853/1855 – October 1867), also known as Rokoroko He Tau and by his baptismal name Gregorio (Kerekorio), was the last undisputed ‘ariki mau, or King of Easter Island. He died as a child and left no heir, which ended the ‘ariki mau dynasty.
Biography
Manu Rangi was born on Easter Island between c. 1853 and c. 1855, a member of the Rapa Nui people. He was from the royal lineage of the ‘ariki mau (King of Easter Island), which, according to Polynesian belief, "went back to the gods themselves." According to Alfred Metraux, he was the grandson of Ngaꞌara and likely the son of ‘ariki mau Tepito, as well as a cousin of a previous king, Maurata [fr]; however, in Steven Roger Fischer's book Island at the End of the World, he listed Manu Rangi as a son of Maurata. His name, Manu Rangi, meant "Heavenly Bird," and he was also known by the name Rokoroko He Tau.
As a young boy, Manu Rangi was the atariki, the heir apparent to the kingship of Easter Island. During his life, the island's population was decimated by slave raids and disease, and in late December 1862, sailors on the Peruvian ship Cora kidnapped several people from Easter Island including Manu Rangi. He was about eight years old at the time. After the ship raided Easter Island, it sailed to Rapa in the Austral Islands to take more "immigrants." Those in Rapa took over the boat and sailed to Tahiti. The Easter Islanders and the Rapans discussed with each other and compared geographical notes, leading to the discovery that Rapa ("Extremity") in the Australs was less remote than Rapa – Easter Island, which led to the Austral island being renamed Rapa ‘Iti ("Lesser Extremity") while Easter Island became Rapa Nui ("Greater Extremity"). Manu Rangi and his fellow islanders were able to return to Easter Island and arrived in January 1864, with him becoming the new ‘ariki mau upon arrival. Manu Rangi, as ‘ariki mau, declared the change of the name to Rapa Nui.
Still a child, Manu Rangi became the ‘ariki mau at a time when the position was increasingly losing authority. He was recognized by islanders as the chief, but he held little political authority. One missionary on the island noted that "One still has for him a certain respect, one still brings him the firstfruits of yams, but he in no way intervines in island affairs. The power is always usurped by several usurpers each more audacious, more wicked, than the other, who succeed one another each year, tyrannizing the population, aggravating its misery and accelerating its complete dissolution."
Missionary Hippolyte Roussel called Manu Rangi the "little chief" ("le petit chef"). As ‘ariki mau, Manu Rangi was considered tapu (sacred); Roussel noted that " were obliged to let their hair grow without ever allowing the mata (cutting stone) to pass through it. I remember well that when I arrived on Easter island the young was introduced to me as being the only real chief; he was also the one who wore the hair long. When for cleanliness sake I asked one of the Mangarevans who was with me to cut his hair, the child opposed it firmly and yielded only through force or fear. The anger was so general that the hairdresser was on the point of being stoned when he achieved his work."
By the time Manu Rangi was about 12, he was noted by missionaries on the island for his "distinguished ... intelligence and his excellent dispositions." Around that time, he became a catechumen in the Catholic Church, and he was later baptized, being one of the first Rapa Nui people to do so. He was given the baptismal name Kerekorio (Grégoire or Gregorio). However, in October 1867, Easter Island was devastated by tuberculosis and Manu Rangi was among the deceased. Aged between 12 and 14 at the time of his death, he left no heir, which ended the ancient dynasty of the ‘ariki mau. His death was reported to be "equally regretted by the missionaries and his subjects."
References
- ^ Fischer, Steven R. (1993). Easter Island Studies: Contributions to the History of Rapanui in Memory of William T. Mulloy. Oxbow Books. p. 64. ISBN 9780946897605.
- ^ Moreno Pakarati, Cristián (2015). "Los últimos 'Ariki Mau y la evolución del poder político en Rapa Nui" [The last 'Ariki Mau and the evolution of political power in Rapa Nui] (in Spanish) – via Academia.edu.
- ^ Ramsden, Eric (8 June 1938). "Gregorio, Easter Island's Boy King". The World's News. p. 6, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Metraux, Alfred (1937). "THE KINGS OF EASTER ISLAND: Kingship". The Journal of the Polynesian Society. 46 (2): 41–62 – via JSTOR.
- ^ Fischer, Steven R. (June 2006). Island at the End of the World: The Turbulent History of Easter Island. Reaktion Books. pp. 91–92, 99, 101. ISBN 9781861894168.