Barangaroo

Barangaroo was the wife of the famous Aborigine Bennelong and lived in the 18th century in the area where today Sydney, Australia. The members of the people of the Cadigal rejected the invading Europeans and sat Benne Long's efforts to establish a conciliatory approach with the colonists and Governor Arthur Phillip contrary.

She was against any form of negotiation; and although they were encouraged to wear European clothes and drink wine, they refused to do so, which is why she was punished by force of Bennelong. We know from her that she a soldier with a stick hit when he whipped a prisoner.

As Barangaroo wanted to give birth in the house of the governor, to be in conjunction with the traditional country and to prevent the hospital from which they thought of as a place of death, she was the denied by the Governor. He persuaded Bennelong, to bring them to the hospital, where she died shortly after giving birth.

In firsthand accounts, described the Marine Watkin Tench of the First Fleet as Bennelong Barangaroo introduced the whites in a petticoat in October 1790. "That was the affectation of the wilderness, and her husband mocked it with us. Soon we had laughed out " so Tench, " and the petticoat was hesitant dropped and Barangaroo stood there naked. " Tench said, Benne on Long's request, combed " and we cut her hair and she seemed to be satisfied with this measure. Wine they did not want to try, of which she turned away with disgust, even though she was invited by Benne Long's model and his objections to Hart " Tench was surprised to here " in the middle of a horde of stray Wilder in the desert waste of New South Wales something -. When the inevitable differences in education account - such as female innocence, softness and humility can be found, as it can only bring one the most mature system ".

In October 2006, a 22 -acre area in the eastern part of Sydney, north of Darling Harbour was officially named in her honor Barangaroo. The area was originally a cargo port and was recognized as a territory can be developed on the offices, residential areas and parks. Here is the opening Mass of World Youth Day 2008 was celebrated.