NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Palmares (quilombo)

Palmares, or Quilombo dos Palmares, was a quilombo, a settlement of runaway and free-born African slaves, founded around 1600 in the Serra da Barriga hills of northeastern Brazil. It was legendary for its size and power. An independent, self-sustaining republic, Palmares was vast and at its height hosted a population of over 30,000 free African men, women and children. There were over 200 buildings in the community, a church, four smithies, and a council house. A quilombo (from a Kimbundu word) is a hinterland settlement originally created by runaway slaves in Brazil and sometimes included a minority of marginalised Portuguese, indigenous Native Americans and other non-black, non-slave Brazilians. ... // Etymology World map showing Africa (geographically) The name Africa came into Western use through the Romans, who used the name Africa terra â€” land of the Afri (plural, or Afer singular) â€” for the northern part of the continent, as the province of Africa with its capital Carthage, corresponding to modern-day... The Buxton Memorial Fountain, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, London. ... Blacksmith Blacksmith at work Blacksmith at work Blacksmiths fire Hot metal work from a blacksmith A blacksmith is an artisan specializing in the hand-wrought manufacture of ferrous (iron) metal objects, such as wrought iron gates, grills, railings, light fixtures, furniture, sculpture, weapons, decorative and religious items, cooking utensils...

The first leader of Palmares was Ganga Zumba, who escaped bondage on a sugar plantation and traveled to Palmares. Ganga Zumba was the first of the leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares, in the present-day state of Alagoas, Brazil. ...

Palmares successfully defended itself militarily against several attempts by Dutch and, later, Portuguese colonial powers to destroy it and kill or capture its citizens. The cafuzos, or Maroons, of Brazil were fierce and cunning fighters trained in a martial arts form called capoeira, developed in Brazil by African slaves in the 1500s. This acrobatic fighting style made the renegades of Palmares virtually invincible in hand-to-hand combat against the Portuguese. There were at least twenty such incursions between 1654 and 1678. Capoeira or the Dance of War by Johann Moritz Rugendas. ... Capoeira or the Dance of War by Johann Moritz Rugendas. ... Bold textItalic text World map of colonialism at the end of the Second World War in 1945. ... Cafuzo is a term of Portuguese origin describing the first generation offspring of a Black African and an Amerindian. ... Maroon women with washing. ... Capoeira or the Dance of War by Johann Moritz Rugendas, 1835 Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art developed initially by African slaves in Brazil, starting in the colonial period. ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ...

In 1655, an African known only as Zumbi was born in Palmares. He was captured by the Portuguese as a young child, but escaped and returned to Palmares in 1670. The Palmarinos, under Zumbi's leadership retaliated to the frequent invasions by engaging in reprisal raids on the Portuguese plantations and villages, freeing slaves, and thus swelling their own numbers. Ten years later, Zumbi, now a skilled warrior and military strategist, succeeded Ganga Zumba as leader of Palmares. It was Zumbi who valiantly led the army of Palmares against the artillery of Portuguese military commanders Domingos Jorge Velho and Vieira de Mello. The final assault against Palmares occurred in 1694. Cerca do Macaco, the main settlement, fell; and Zumbi was wounded. He eluded the Portuguese, but was betrayed, finally captured, and beheaded in 1695. Zumbi (1655 - November 20, 1695, Pronounced: zoom-bee) was the last of the leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares, in the present-day state of Alagoas, Brazil. ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... Events January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703) July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. ...

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Categories: History of Brazil | Slavery ... Cafuzo is a term of Portuguese origin describing the first generation offspring of a Black African and an Amerindian. ... Capoeira or the Dance of War by Johann Moritz Rugendas, 1835 Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art developed initially by African slaves in Brazil, starting in the colonial period. ... The Garifuna or GarÃfuna are an ethnic group in the Caribbean area, descended from a mix of Amerindian and African people. ... A quilombo (from a Kimbundu word) is a hinterland settlement originally created by runaway slaves in Brazil and sometimes included a minority of marginalised Portuguese, indigenous Native Americans and other non-black, non-slave Brazilians. ... The Buxton Memorial Fountain, celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, London. ... A triangular trade is any three-way exchange, but the term is often used to refer to one particular instance: the 18th century trade between Europe, the west coast of Africa, and the Caribbean. ... Representation of zambos during the Latin American colonial period. ... Zumbi (1655 - November 20, 1695, Pronounced: zoom-bee) was the last of the leaders of Quilombo dos Palmares, in the present-day state of Alagoas, Brazil. ...