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Joseph Chatoyer

d. 1795 · 18th century · Also known as Chatoyer

Joseph Chatoyer was paramount chief of the Garifuna, or Black Caribs, of Saint Vincent. He resisted British encroachment on Garifuna lands in the First Carib War and, allied with revolutionary France, led the Second Carib War of 1795. He was killed in battle in March 1795, and after the Garifuna surrender most were deported to Roatán. He is Saint Vincent's first national hero.

Joseph Chatoyer
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Garifuna of Saint Vincent

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Joseph Chatoyer. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/joseph-chatoyer
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