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Palmares, or Quilombo dos Palmares, was a settlement of fugitive slaves established gradually from the early 1600s to 1694, about 60k inland from the northeast coast of Brazil around the regions of Pernambuco and Alagoas. Estimates indicated that 10,000 to 20,000 fugitive slaves, native Brazilians, and various outcast groups (such as Jews and Muslims) inhabited Palmares throughout the period.

Portuguese colonization, particularly from 1570, brought sugar cane plantations to the northeast coast of Brazil, utilizing, as labor, enslaved Africans and native peoples. Some of the slaves and native Americans resisted and established small settlements or quilombos in the area of Pernambuco, where palm trees abounded (thus the name Palmares).

Illustrative of its complexity, Quilombo dos Palmares in 1640 was described as comprising several separate settlements which pledged their loyalty to one leader (chief). Two of the settlements were mostly of Indigenous origin (Subupira e Tabocas); one of the Portuguese colonists who joined the quilombo (Amaro), and seven Bantos, that is, settlements of fugitive slaves (Andalaquituche, Macaco, Aqualtene, Ambrabanga, Tabocas, Zumbi, Arotiene). With its capital in Macaco, Palmares possessed a complex social structure, replicating, in many instances, African political systems.

When the Portuguese lost control of the region to the Dutch in the 1630s, the new colonial rulers continued the military campaign of the earlier Portuguese to bring Palmares under control. They were no more successful than their predecessors, and the quilombo continued to grow. In 1654, when Portugal regained control of the area, it resumed its attempts to conquer Palmares.

Portuguese military forces and mill owners in the region attempted to regain control over the quilombo for the next forty years. Ganga-Zumba, the Palmares chief during the latter part of this period, tried to negotiate an agreement with the Portuguese where the quilombo would no longer accept fugitive slaves or fight the Portuguese in exchange for permanent recognition of their land and freedom for those born in Palmares. However, Zumbi, the settlement’s military leader, chose resistance to the Portuguese. The Portuguese never accepted Ganga-Zumbi’s proposal and continued to attack the quilombo. Finally, in 1694, Palmares was conquered and destroyed by a military force under the command of Domingos Jorge Velho. Zumbi was killed one year later in 1695.

Palmares was a multifaceted quasi-state that lasted for most of the 17th Century, resisting attack by two European powers. Known for challenging Dutch and Portuguese sovereignty in Brazil, Palmares was a symbol of resistance to colonialism and the possibility of multicultural coexistence.

However, the destruction of Palmares failed to stem the emergence of hundreds, perhaps thousands of smaller quilombos throughout Brazil. Nor did it prevent countless other acts of resistance that undermined planter domination even after the abolition of slavery in 1888. Cheney describes how the legend of the Quilombo dos Palmares inspired a 1988 constitutional amendment that extended land rights to the descendants of fugitive slaves. Thousands of “modern quilombos” have petitioned for government recognition while organizing mass movement in the countryside that has won concessions from local landowners and pressured elected officials to implement affirmative action policies in other areas. In 2015, the specter of Palmares looms large over Brazil.

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[–] Dolores@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

fucking europeans they make their continent the most important thing about history education but the moment you actually utilize that education in a way that doesn't aggrandize europe suddenly you don't know shit

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[–] PointAndClique@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

saw an old bloke on a bike. Huge smile. Fucking grouse you go mr bike man

[–] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Matapacos.dog turned one year old on Friday. 🥳 doggo-matapacos

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[–] President_Obama@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

Subwoofers are bears and tweeters are twinks

[–] Stoatmilk@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

Did you know that every pokemon since generation 3 has had a stat, ranging from 0 to 126 (one bit for parity), that determines how homophobic they are?

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago

Just one more hospital bro. I swear one more hospital and I'll find the secret Hamas bond villain base, bro.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Imagine being a white supremacist, lol. Like, have they seen white people before? If there's a master race out there, it ain't this.

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[–] THC@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Hey hexbears what's kickin? I've been touching grass and working on myself for a few months but I'm laid up with covid without much to do. At least I have an excuse to not go to the family thanksgiving next week, lmao. Or I should say thanksgivings because in the past few months my extended family completely imploded. Probably because they're all toxic assholes who finally reached the point where they resent each other more than they care about each other, but idk. I'm pretty distant from them already and I've deliberately kept myself out of any drama, a few have tried to drag me in but I told em to fuck off with it. Anything interesting happen around here in the past few months? I popped in around the start of the current Israel shit and got scared off by some questionable takes I saw and only just came back now that I'm running out of thing to occupy my mind with.

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[–] PointAndClique@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] ElectronNumberSeven@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

I get Thursday and Friday off for Thanksgiving, and all my professors said they wouldn't take attendance or go over anything important Wednesday, and my only Tuesday class doesn't even take attendance in the first place so I only have one day of classes this week lets-fucking-go lets-fucking-go lets-fucking-go

[–] KittyBobo@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

I was looking at my Funko Pops and I noticed that Pepe Le Pew holding a rose in his mouth is all the colors of the Palestine flag. 🦨🌹

[–] GorbinOutOverHere@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

boy I love it when Paradox decides to make their games less fun, like how unrecognized powers now can't do fucking dick all with regards to vassalization

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[–] PorkrollPosadist@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Got pretty lucky with a werebeast encounter. A Werepig was spotted by a legendary stonecrafter just inside the main entrance. A fight broke out. She lunged, the werepig dodged, then the werepig ripped out her stone earring, beat her in the head with it, fractured her skull and knocked her unconscious. At that moment, five axedwarfs emerged from a nearby barracks and proceeded to hack off all of its limbs. Nobody got bit (well, one of the dwarves bit the werebeast lmao) and the legendary stonecrafter has been released from the hospital and appears to be on the path to recovery.

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[–] AlicePraxis@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

newegg has an 11% off sitewide coupon.. but you have to use some stupid "buy now, pay later" service called Zip to get it, and of course they charge an extra $6 fee to use that

was still worth it for me because I saved like $20 with the coupon but like, fuck, I hate the hoops you have to jump through just to get decent prices on retail

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[–] Timberknave@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

It's no measure of good health to be based in a profoundly cringe society

[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

If you're old enough to be classified as a "military aged male" by a white house ghoul you're old enough to drink.

[–] mkultrawide@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

Sitting at the Newark Airport looking at someone who seems to be intentionally trying to look like Adam Friedland.

[–] HarryLime@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago
[–] hexaflexagonbear@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I basically do the "fuck off I don't believe in that nonsense" "so true" meme when hearing very similar critiques of Islam if they come from an American vs if they come from an anti-colonial activist whose country was converted to Islam during the 19th century. Frankly, I don't think there's any contradiction there.

This is re: an African filmmaker.

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[–] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

I'm bisexual with a hitchhiker's thumb. I was never meant to drive.

[–] Stoatmilk@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago

I think I just came up with my best original guitar part of a song yet, but the goofy way I have to hold the guitar to play it is absolutely destroying my left thumb

[–] HarryLime@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

New President of Argentina looks like a Tom Baker era Doctor Who villain

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[–] Goblinmancer@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Actually the real reason why starfield is so mid and just end being "ehh its an okay shooter" is lack of gore. I mean in fallout 4 you can xplode people heads and in skyrim you get killmoves but you cant do that in starfield??? Cant even loot away npc armor wtfff.

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