Against the whitening of cimarronaje

Abstract

Resistance to racial slavery manifested itself in different ways and therefore maroonery manifested itself in different ways as well. Scholars of Marronage have classified it in two ways: petit marronage and grand marronage. Small cimarronería refers to the practice of a male or female slave temporarily eloping. They typically did not go very far from the plantation and would return after a day or two. In general, these escapes were caused by the desire to see a family member or friend. The slaveholders saw this as a kind of absenteeism and it was attributed to the slave's temperament, the nature of the work to be performed or the conditions of the same. This phenomenon was common on "New World" plantations and was therefore seen as a side effect of slavery.