Tromelin, Indian Ocean, home of the shipwrecked Africans
Ruins of the houses
Places and people I find interesting. Subject to change...
Zumbi, maroon leader of Palmares. Salvador, Brazil
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African Heroes on a Desert islandMay 16, 2009
On July 31, 1761 the French ship L'Utile left Madagascar for Mauritius with 150 sailors on board and about 100 illegally transported African captives. A week later the ship went under. The Africans were shut down in the holds and several died, but a wave cracked open the hull and 88 escaped. Along with 120 sailors, they (more…)
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