It was year 1522 and they revolted just after Christmas on the island of Hispaniola. They moved quickly from one plantation to the next hoping to mobilize others to their cause. With a machete in hand, they killed settlers and livestock, torched homes and fields. Once the dust had settled, 15 bodies lay dead, 9 of which were European.
By
historical standards, this was a minor revolt but it was the first slave revolt
of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and it was instigated and led by African
Muslim slaves.
