On 5 August 1822, a colonial military detachment captured Pompée and members of his maroon community at Maripa on the Comté River. Pompée and his companions had built a settlement beyond plantation control. He was sentenced to death; the capture reflects the violence used to suppress self-liberation, while the community’s prolonged existence demonstrates the practical possibility of collective freedom.
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What did Pompée and his community establish before their capture?
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The Guyane educational history source describes a community at Maripa on the Comté River.
Pompée’s community at Maripa existed under the authority of plantation owners.
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It was a maroon settlement established beyond plantation control before colonial forces captured it.