Palmares’ political authority derived from Central African Bantu political conceptions.

Evidence

Ramos writes: “The customs and usages of Palmares were modelled on those of Bantu origin with such changes and adaptations as the needs of a community in the new world required. On this, as well as many other points, our sources of information are inadequate.” … Kent, almost a quarter of a century later, concurs: “Assuming that Loanda was the main embarkation point for Pemambucan slaves, which is confirmed by the linguistic evidence, the model for Palmares could have come from nowhere else but central Africa. Can it be pinpointed? … The most likely answer is that the political system did not derive from a particular central African model, but from several. Only a far more detailed study of Palmares through additional sources in the archives of Angola and Torre do Tombo could refine the answer.” — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 1941 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: African political traditions, not just European ideas, shaped insurgent concepts of rule; Palmares was a large, durable autonomous African state in Brazil.; Palmares’ political system drew on several central African models — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 1941 (+2 more)

Related

• Palmares’ political system drew on several central African models (similarity 0.96)
• Palmares was a large, durable autonomous African state in Brazil. (similarity 0.93)
• Palmares’s political legitimacy rested on Central African notions of authority (similarity 0.86)
• African political traditions, not just European ideas, shaped insurgent concepts of rule (similarity 0.82)

Broader Connections

• Palmares’ political system drew on several central African models #corroborates (0.80) — Cedric J. Robinson, Black Marxism_ The Making of the Black…, 1941
• Tempels constructed Bantu philosophy through linguistic analysis of Bantu languages #corroborates (0.40)