Jamaican Maroons, Freed Black People in Interior Mountains, Wars with Colonial Powers

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2. YW, the 2nd article I just posted above notes that

the word maroon comes from the Spanish 'cimarrones' meaning mountaineers.
The source below emphasizes 'runaway' - to wherever slaves can be protected from the authorities- remote mountains, swamps, etc.
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- More about maroons/runaway slaves in the Americas, Wiki :

.. The American Spanish word cimarrón is also often given as the source of the English word maroon, used to describe the runaway slave communities in Florida, in the Great Dismal Swamp on the border of Virginia and North Carolina, on colonial islands of the Caribbean, and in other parts of the New World. Linguist Lyle Campbell says the Spanish word cimarrón means 'wild, unruly' or 'runaway slave'.[5] In the early 1570s, Sir Francis Drake's raids on the Spanish in Panama were aided by "Symerons," a likely misspelling of cimarrón...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroons
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Jamaica is a beautiful tropical island, with natural beauty and lots to do - the ocean, beaches, waterfalls, mountains, friendly people and terrific culture. We went horseback riding in the lower mountains.