Juan de Bolas
Juan de Bolas | |
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| Born | Juan de Bolas |
| Died | 1664 Jamaica |
| Other names | Juan Lubolo |
| Known for | First Chief of a prominent Jamaican Palenque, the inhabitants of which became the Jamaican Maroons |
Juan de Bolas originally Juan Lubolo (??-1664) was the first chief of the Jamaican Maroons. The English named two rivers and a mountain after him to commemorate his assistance in expelling the Spaniards from the island and capturing hostile maroons.[1]
The English appointed him Colonel of the Black Militia and guaranteed his Palenque land and liberties "for ever".[2]
Juan de Bolas was killed in an ambush by an unaligned Palenque in 1664.[1]
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References
- ^ a b Sibley, Inez (1978). Dictionary of Place-Names in Jamaica. Kingston, Jamaica: Institute of Jamaica. p. 85.
- ^ W. Noel Sainsbury (editor), "America and West Indies: February 1663," Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies, Volume 5: 1661-1668