Also known as: maroon communities, cimarrones, quilombos, palenques, nèg mawon
Last updated: April 23, 2026
The term encompasses both individual runaways and organized communities. While petit marronage described temporary absences or individual flight, grand marronage meant permanent escape and the establishment of autonomous settlements. These maroon communities (called quilombos in Brazil, palenques in Spanish territories, nèg mawon communities in Kreyòl) represented living refutations of slavery's claim to totality.
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Maroon communities were among the spaces where such covert structures could persist and evolve
The free spaces where traditions were preserved
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