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| − | A '''Maroon''' (from the Spanish word ''cimarrón'' - ''mawon'' in [[Kreyol]]) refers to a runaway slave. Many maroons took up fighting the colonial powers, such as [[François Mackandal]], [[Jean-François]] and [[Boukman]]. Marroons often settled in remote mountain regions, often living together with the remaining natives. | + | A '''Maroon''' (from the Spanish word ''cimarrón'' - ''mawon'' in [[Kreyol]]) refers to a runaway slave. Many maroons took up fighting the colonial powers, such as [[François Mackandal]], [[Jean-François]] and [[Boukman]]. Marroons often settled in remote mountain regions, often living together with the remaining natives, the [[Taíno]]. |
A well known [[Port-au-Prince]] statue the Nèg Mawon, by architect and sculptor [http://www.artshaitian.com/Pages/legrace.html Albert Mangones] was erected in honor of these women and men. | A well known [[Port-au-Prince]] statue the Nèg Mawon, by architect and sculptor [http://www.artshaitian.com/Pages/legrace.html Albert Mangones] was erected in honor of these women and men. | ||
Revision as of 09:37, 18 December 2005
A Maroon (from the Spanish word cimarrón - mawon in Kreyol) refers to a runaway slave. Many maroons took up fighting the colonial powers, such as François Mackandal, Jean-François and Boukman. Marroons often settled in remote mountain regions, often living together with the remaining natives, the Taíno.
A well known Port-au-Prince statue the Nèg Mawon, by architect and sculptor Albert Mangones was erected in honor of these women and men.
See also
Reference
- Mawon. (2005, October 1). Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10:23, December 8, 2005 from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mawon&oldid=24515446.
External links
- Capturing a Maroon Slave: A Moonlit Battle in the Hills of Saint-Domingue, 1781 - Written by Gaudin, Nippes Saint-Domingue translation: John Garrigus.
- Nèg Mawon - Photo of the statue - With the Palais National in the background.
