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Palmares and Zumbi

c. 1605 – 1694 (Zumbi d. 1695)

Pernambuco and Alagoas, northeastern Brazil

Palmares was a large, long-lasting quilombo of self-liberated Africans in northeastern Brazil, destroyed by Portuguese-hired forces in 1694; its military leader Zumbi was killed on 20 November 1695.

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Frans Post's 1650 painting A Brazilian Landscape, showing Dutch-ruled northeastern Brazil, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit: Frans Post, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access. License: Public domain (CC0).

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Sources

  1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, "Palmares" (Reference)
  2. Ana Nina Martins, BlackPast.org, "Palmares (ca. 1605-1694)" (Reference)
  3. History Today, "Zambi of Palmares is Beheaded" (Reference)

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