Felipa Maria Aranha

Felipa Maria Aranha

human

Sex anaa gender	female
Country wey e be citizen	Ghana, Brazil
Given name	Felipa, Maria
Family name	Aranha
Date of birth	1720
Place dem born am	Costa da Mina
Date of death	1780
Languages dem dey speak, wrep anaa sign	Portuguese

Felipa Maria Aranha (c.1720 – c.1780) be rebel leader as de Leader of de Mola quilombo-community for Brazil. Dem enslave am for Guinea as na she be kiddie, wey she escape slavery wey she cam turn leader give Mola quilombo for Pará wey dey Brazil. Ein leadership make de community resist de incursions of slave-owners den Portuguese troops. De remaining quilombolas den de Brazilian black community dey kai am by as inspirational figure for demma history insyd.

Ein biography

Dem think say dem born Aranha for de Costa da Mina (Gold Coast) region insyd wey now nu be Guinea. Na dem probably born am between de years 1720 den 1730. Dem go fi enslave am as she be kiddie, around 1740. E be likely say dem sell am as slave for de square for Santa Maria de Belém do Grão for Pará insyd; dem no know de identity of de person wey purchase am. Dem send Aranha go Cametá, wey dem force am make she job as slave for sugarcane plantation top. Dem no know how she manage escape, howeva, plus hundreds of odas, she manage form one of de largest den best structured quilombos for Brazil for Mola insyd, site for de headwaters of de Itapocu River.

Historiography

Historians, lyk Benedita Pinto den Flávio Gomes, interpret de organisation of de group as ideal model of resistance to slavery. Dem spy Aranha ein body as inspirational leader wey dem view am increasingly as feminist role model.

Legacy

For 2017 insyd de poet Jarid Arraes (pt) publish eight-page work about ein life. For 2020 insyd dem host virtual exhibition dem entitle Exposicao Heroinas com Moldura for Brazil insyd make dem honour de International Day of Latin American and Caribbean Black women; e feature de life of Aranha.