The Maroons
02/01/23 • 9 min
Fugitive slaves turned free people and given the name Maroons, which was taken from the Spanish word "cimarrones".
Fugitive slaves turned free people and given the name Maroons, which was taken from the Spanish word "cimarrones".
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The year is 1494, Jamaica is quote, unquote discovered by the European power, Spain and claimed as a Spanish colony until 1655 when another European power of the period, Britain, conquered Jamaica and capture the island for themselves and Empire. Following this defeat the Spanish freed their slaves, who are said to have numbered about 1,500, and fled to Cuba leaving their ex-slaves behind. To avoid being re-enslaved by the British these ex-slaves escaped into the mountains and lived as free pe
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