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1722–1758

1722–1758: (The Spiritual Engine of Voodoo and the Legend of Makandal): As early as 1722, records describe slaves secretly commingling African beliefs with C…

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1722–1758: (The Spiritual Engine of Voodoo and the Legend of Makandal): As early as 1722, records describe slaves secretly commingling African beliefs with Christian liturgy, marking the first precise historical account of the beginnings of Voodoo. This spiritual resistance found a powerful leader in François Makandal, a one-armed Guinea-born sorcerer who fled to the northern mountains in 1751. For six years, Makandal acted as the “scourge of the French,” preaching a fanatic vision of total white elimination and claiming to be an invulnerable, immortal figure. Following his capture and execution in January 1758, he predicted he would be reincarnated as a deadly mosquito to continue the struggle against his oppressors. As he burned at the stake in Cap Français, he writhed in a final convulsion that snapped his bindings, prompting the watching crowds to cry out “Makandal sove!” in the belief his soul had escaped.

Source  ·  p. 000039 HT-WIB-000036, 000038, 000039