Failed fugitives: Conditional refuge in indigenous Land (late 18th century Florida)
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https://doi.org/10.35305/prohistoria.vi42.1879Keywords:
Borderlands, Florida, 18th Century, Fugitives, Amerindian WorldAbstract
The comparative examination of the itineraries of two “failed fugitives”, the maroon James Jorobado and the deserter José María Aldana, as well as the analysis of the conditions that favored their escape and the developments that caused their failure, allow a reflection on the many nuances that characterized the frontier society of late 18th century Florida, dominated by the indigenous world, on the borders of the colonial empires. In these distant territories, the acceptance of maroons and deserters was only conditional, subject to the evolution of alliances and rivalries.
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