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Sign in to saveAfricans in the Americas and islands of the Indian Ocean who escaped from slavery, through flight or manumission, and lived in independent settlements, were referred to as maroons in English, and as cimarrones in Spanish America. The English word "maroon" likely derives from the Spanish word "cimarron".
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- Ethnic group.image
- Leonard Parkinson, Maroon Leader, Jamaica, 1796.jpg
- Ethnic group.caption
- 18th-century illustration of a Maroon
- Ethnic group.regions
- North and South America, Jamaica, Mauritius
- Ethnic group.langs
- English-based creole languages, French-based creole languages
- Ethnic group.rels
- African diasporic religions, Christianity
- Ethnic group.related
- Maroon peoples Black Seminoles, Bushinengue, Jamaican Maroons, Mauritian Maroons, Kalungas, Palenqueros, Quilombola Historical groups Cimarron peopleGreat Dismal Swamp maroons
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- Leonard Parkinson, Maroon Leader, Jamaica, 1796.jpg
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44 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Colonial era
- Relationship to colonial authorities
- Maroon wars
- Modern era
- Culture
- Geographical distribution
- Africa
- Mauritius
- Réunion
- Sierra Leone
- North America
- Canada
- Nova Scotia
- Caribbean
- Cuba
- Dominica, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent
- Dominican Republic
- Haiti
- Jamaica
- Puerto Rico
- Martinique
- Central America
- Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua
- Panama
- Mexico
- United States
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Louisiana
- North Carolina and Virginia
- South America
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- The Guianas
- Venezuela
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Literature
- External links
Africans in the Americas and islands of the Indian Ocean who escaped from slavery, through flight or manumission, and lived in independent settlements, were referred to as maroons in English, and as cimarrones in Spanish America. The English word "maroon" likely derives from the Spanish word "cimarron".
Maroon communities were threatened by plantation societies. They hid in remote environments, deep bush and caves, because colonial authorities tried to eradicate them. Maroons frequently used guerrilla warfare tactics to defend their settlements. This created constant conflict with authorities, where Maroons would sometimes ally with enemies attacking a colony. Sometimes, Maroons would also function as trading partners with remote settlers or Natives.