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1503: Governor Ovando issues the first official colonial report identifying the marronage of enslaved black people as a significant thre

1503: Governor Ovando issues the first official colonial report identifying the marronage of enslaved black people as a significant threat to the island. This document highlighted the early and persistent efforts of enslaved people to reclaim their freedom through escape.

Source  ·  p. 13 Fick, The Making of Haiti, 13