Antó
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Antó (1670 – unknown) was the Maroon leader of the Assassins' Bureau in Kingston.
Biography
Antó was born to the Ashanti tribe in the Akon region of West Africa in 1670. At a young age, he was sold into slavery and sent to Jamaica to work in a sugar plantation. It wasn't long, however, until he escaped with the help of a warrior named Kujo and fled to Kingston.
Soon after, he founded a Maroon community and began to form a good reputation with local traders, and began coordinating plantation raids to free slaves and build an army. In 1698 he was inducted into the Assassin Order and rose through the ranks, eventually becoming leader of the Kingston bureau. Many of the slaves that he rescued became his recruits, and his bureau was named the Maroon Assassins.
Despite his being the bureau leader, Antó's first priority was always to free slaves from captivity.
Trivia
- Antó's name literally meant "born after the death of his father".