Uruguay
Historical name
Quilombo, camp, community of runaway slaves
Founding Date
The progress of research up to the moment allows us to suppose that this “quilombo” or camp emerged after the flight of twelve slaves from Montevideo on March 1803. However, more historical and archaeological research is required.
Address
Se desconoce su ubicación exacta. Las tropas españolas que perseguían a este grupo de esclavos fugitivos hallaron este campamento en las cercanías del arroyo Timote, más allá del Río Santa Lucía, al Norte de Montevideo / The exact location is unknown. Spanish troops in pursuit of fugitive slaves found this camp near the Timote stream, beyond the Santa Lucia River, to the north of Montevideo.
Classification
Human settlement
Function-Testimony
Refuge of runaway slaves Site of Rebellion
Access level
Free
Current Use
Human settlement
Original use
Camp of runaway slaves.
Property kind
Provincial