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| − | A '''Maroon''' (from the word | + | 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. |
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| + | 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. | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==Reference== | ==Reference== | ||
* Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawon Mawon] | * Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mawon Mawon] | ||
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| + | * [http://users.ju.edu/jgarrig/stdomingue.htm Capturing a Maroon Slave: A Moonlit Battle in the Hills of Saint-Domingue, 1781] - Written by Gaudin, Nippes [[Saint-Domingue]] translation: [http://users.ju.edu/jgarrig/ John Garrigus]. | ||
| + | * Nèg Mawon - [http://users.ju.edu/jgarrig/unknown_maroon.jpg Photo of the statue] | ||
Revision as of 09:37, 12 November 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.
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
- Wikipedia: Mawon
External link
- 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
