Marooners — Editor's Choice

: The earliest recorded Maroon communities formed in what is now the Dominican Republic following a 1522 slave rebellion. South America Go to product viewer dialog for this item.

: In the 17th and 18th centuries, pirates were frequently called marooners because they lived outside the law in groups and practiced "marooning" as a punishment for crew members. 2. Global Maroon Communities marooners

The word "maroon" is derived from the Spanish word , which originally referred to domestic cattle that had escaped to the hills. By the 1530s, the term was applied to enslaved people who fled plantations and established independent settlements in geographically secluded regions. : The earliest recorded Maroon communities formed in