Huaraka, Gabriel (Titus)
* ca. 1862, ? † .


Picture see Luschan Tafel VIII
Gabriel Huaraka was a student at the Augustineum in July 1889 when Viehe took over from Brincker. Huaraka was already earmarked to be send as an evangelist to chief Kambandjou (a 4 days journey north of Omaruru), who had repeatedly asked Viehe for Huaraka. Viehe however felt that Huaraka was still too young to be placed in such a responsible and isolated position. In this connection Viehe formulated his policy which prefered to have teachers and evangelists who had prooved themselves in positions under a missionary to be send to isolated outposts. Younger teachers and evangelists would then take over the positions of the experienced ones.1
Mentioned as evangelist in charge of Otjombonde at the place of chief Kambuandjou RMG 1.603d:107,
A Namibian delegation visitited the colonial exibition in Berlin-Treptow in 1896. They arrived there in the middle of July and stayed until October. Josaphat Kamatoto was the leader of the group of nine Namibians. Titus Hauraka was one of them. According to the report on the exibition Titus Huaraca [sic] was baptized by Hahn, his parents were not baptized, he was a nephew of Manasse Kississeta [sic], he was married during his visit to Berlin. The text written about his anthropological mesuarements reads as follows:
"""Grossgrundbesitzer und Evangelist." Sehr kräftig; gut genährt. Haut bronzenfarben, nur an den mehr der Sonne ausgesetzten Stellen dunkler bis dunkel rötlich-braun. Iris dunkelbraun. Greisenbogen! Sklera gelblich; Conjunctiva im Bereich der Lidspalte pigmentiert. Augen ganz leicht mandelförmig, eng geschlitzt, vortretend, gerade oder eigentlich sogar in dem Sinne etwas schräg, dass die äusseren Augenwinkel etwas tiefer liegen, als die inneren! Haar gräulich-schwarz, kraus, weich, stellenweise "büschelständig". Kräftiger schwarzer Schnurrbart; Kinn rasiert, Wangengegend glatt. Wimperhaare sehr kurz, an den Oberlidern spärlich, an den unteren fast ganz fehlend.
Kopf sehr gross, lang, breit, mässig hoch; Hinterhaupt wenig vortretend. Gesicht hoch, breit, spitz oval, fast dreieckig, mässig prognath [sic]. Stirn hoch, etwas schräg, breit, leicht kielförmig, sehr wenig gewölbt. Wangenbeine angelegt. Nasenwurzel eher schmal, recht hoch; Rücken leicht gesattelt; Septum breit; Flügel dünn; Löcher quer rundlich, gross, Lippen voll. Zähne "übergerade", anscheinend etwas nach innen luxiert durch den Rückstoss eines Gewehrs; sonst intakt und gut gehalten. Ohren eher gross, etwas abstehend; Läppchen sehr klein, frei, links durchbohrt. Hände sehr lang; Finger schlank, Nägel lang, gewölbt, hell, Lunulae.
Ein ebenso verständiger als ruhiger, bescheidener und höflicher Mann; wenn er aber wirklich 34 Jahre alt sein soll, so muss man wenigstens sagen, dass er um 10 Jahre älter aussieht."2
"A sensible, as well as quiet, humble and polite man. If he is really 34 years old, then we have to say, that he appears to be 10 years older."3 (For more on the Berlin exibition, see the file of Josaphat Kamatoto)

Im Jahresbericht 1894 heißt es: "Die ersten drei Monate des Jahres [1894] war der Evangelist Gabriel Huaraka [von Otjombonde aus] auf Reisen, bei welcher Gelegenheit er an manchen Orten Gottes Wort verkündigte. Der Häuptling Mbuandju [sic] stellte sich freundlich."4
He must have been working at Otjombonde by 1895, because in JBRMG for 1895 it is mentioned: "[...] so hatte Otjombonde fast das ganze Jahr keinen Lehrer, da Gabriel Huaraka einen großen Teil des ganzen Jahres auf Reisen war, meinstens in Okahandja. Die wenigen Schüler und Taufbewerber dort haben sich infolgedessen zerstreut."5
When Bernsmann travelled to Germany because of health reason in Nov. 1895, Hauraka was requested to do the work at Omburo. Chief Mbuandju was against the transfer of Hauraka during this time.6
Titus Huaraka was the brother of Gabriel Huaraka. In the end of November 1895, Bernsmann left the Omburo because of health reasons. Gabriel Huaraka, who was appointed as the Evangelist in charge during the absence of Bernsmann was discharged at the beginning of 1896 because of adultery. [This was probably arranged by Dannert, who supervised Omburo from Omaruru for the time being.] At the end of 1896, when Titus Huaraka returned from the colonial exhibition in Berlin, Dannert managed to convince Titus to start working as an Evangelist in Omburo. Titus planned to settle in Omburo in February 1897.7
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1 RMG 1.603c:28.
2 Luschan 1897:225.
3 Luschan 1897:225.
4 JBRMG 1894:40.
5 JBRMG 1895:32.
6 JBRMG 1895:32.
7 JBRMG 1896:29.
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