Maroon

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

• Category:Maroons

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.