Palmares’ geography of natural defense made the maroon state viable

Evidence

The site of the quilombo of Os Palmares was a mountainous region, steep and precipitous—a natural defense of the inhabitants—but at the same time a virgin land whose exuberance was considered the best in the state of Pernambuco. The many fruit trees gave easy sustenance to those who knew where they were. Timber-yielding trees served various industrial uses. Most important of all trees was the palmera pindoba, the cocoanut palm, which … provided excellent food … and a delicious drink. — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 663

Categorization

• ADDENDUM: Relates to ‘Grafting & Growth: On Trees as Infrastructure’ — the cocoanut palm (pindoba) as a founding infrastructure of the Palmares quilombo, parallel to how trees underwrite settlement.
• XREF: connects to: Guiana maroon communities sustained continuous independent marronage for centuries — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 687; Maroon communities appeared wherever slavery and refuge terrain coexisted.; Limited maroon refuge forced would-be escapees toward direct revolution (+1 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Guiana maroon communities sustained continuous independent marronage for centuries — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 687; Maroon communities appeared wherever slavery and refuge terrain coexisted.; Limited maroon refuge forced would-be escapees toward direct revolution (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Limited maroon refuge forced would-be escapees toward direct revolution #complicates (0.72)