Duke of Guánica
| Duke of Guánica | |
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| The arms of the House of Guarionex. | |
| Current holder | Guarionex II |
| Full name | The Most Excellent The Duke of Guánica |
| House |  House of Guarionex
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| Style | The Most Excellent Lord |
| Heir apparent | Kaonabo (as courtesy holder) |
| Appointed by | King of Nouvelle Alexandrie |
| Tenure | 1717 AN - present |
| Predecessor | New creation |
| Residence | Guánica, Boriquén |
| Established | 23.VI.1717 AN |
| Notes | Subsidiary title of the Prince of Boriquén; carries a grandeeship, and is borne by the heir apparent as a courtesy title. |
The Duke of Guánica is a hereditary ducal title in the nobility of Nouvelle Alexandrie, and the principal subsidiary title of the Prince of Boriquén. It is held substantively by the head of the House of Guarionex and, by the custom of the house, is borne by the heir apparent as a courtesy title during the lifetime of the reigning Prince. Like all ducal titles in the Federation, it carries a grandeeship, so that its holder is styled The Most Excellent Lord.[1]
The title was created for Cacique Guarionex II by the Plan de Hato Rey in 1717 AN, together with the principality of Boriquén. It takes its name from Guánica, the second city of Boriquén and the holiest city of the Yukiyu Atabey faith, which serves as the seat of the princely house.
History
Guánica has long been the spiritual center of the Wakara and the seat of their cacical house. When the Wakara homeland entered the Federation through the Plan de Hato Rey in 1717 AN, the federal nobility recognized the standing of the cacical house with two titles: the principality of Boriquén and the dukedom of Guánica. The dukedom was attached to the principality as its principal subsidiary title, and, because a grandeeship in Nouvelle Alexandrie is always attached to a ducal title, it raised its holder to the rank of Grandee.[2]
The dukedom and the heir
The dukedom of Guánica is held substantively by the reigning Prince of Boriquén, at present Guarionex II. Following the custom by which the heirs of a princely or ducal house bear a subsidiary title, the heir apparent to the principality is styled Duke of Guánica as a courtesy during the Prince's lifetime. The present courtesy holder is Kaonabo, the son and heir of Guarionex II.
The substantive title and the principality descend together by the hereditary rules of the federal nobility, registered through the Department of the Interior.
List of Dukes of Guánica
| Duke | Portrait | Tenure | Notes |
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| Guarionex II | 1717 AN - present | Substantive holder, as 1st Prince of Boriquén | |
| Kaonabo | 1720 AN - present | Heir apparent; holds the title by courtesy |
