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The original slaves whom the Spanish had released after 1655 became known as “Maroons,” from the Spanish word cimarrón (which means “wild” or “untamed”).
The Maroons were allowed self-rule in certain designated areas in return for not inciting or helping the plantation slaves.
The French peasants’ cry for freedom prompted another Maroon War on Jamaica, after which many Maroons were deported to Nova Scotia.
Eventually the British began to force the Maroons into more isolated and remote pockets of land.