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.

: Some linguists trace it further to the Taino word símara (arrow), suggesting something "wild" or "stray".

: 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.

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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.

: Some linguists trace it further to the Taino word símara (arrow), suggesting something "wild" or "stray". marooners

: 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. The word "maroon" is derived from the Spanish