Dennery in Anse Canot, Dennery, Saint Lucia — Caribbean Region (Lesser Antilles)

Pétronille Dwine

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 19, 2022

1. Pétronille Dwine Marker

Inscription.

Honouring
Pétronille Dwine
Registered in Saint Lucia as a slave during the early 1800s, the revolutionary Nèqwès Mawon Pétronille Dwine, was beaten, then brutally killed through pillory on April 9, 1833 for the act of marronage.

Her resistance sparked protests and similar actions from the enslaved on the Fond d'Or Estate in Dennery, a historical event which led to the emancipation of women slaves from punishment by pillory.

Petronille Dwine
1749 – 1833
Cultural Development Foundation
Saint Lucia 2022 Emancipation Celebration
Dennery North and South Constituency Councils
Endorsed by the Department of Culture & Creative Industries

Erected 2022.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Civil Rights • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is April 9, 1833.

Location. 13° 54.635′ N, 60° 53.647′ W. Marker is in Anse Canot, Dennery. It is in Dennery. Marker is on Micoud Highway north of Mole Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. In Memory of Two Banana Farmers Killed (approx. 4.6 kilometers away); Inniskilling Fusiliers: 27th (Inniskilling) Regiment of Foot (approx.

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14.3 kilometers away in Castries); 27th Inniskilling Regiment (approx. 14.3 kilometers away in Castries); William Arthur Lewis (approx. 14.5 kilometers away in Castries); The “Cannon” at Walcott Place (approx. 14.8 kilometers away in Castries); Holy Trinity Anglican Church Foundation Stone (approx. 15.1 kilometers away in Castries); Free French World War II Memorial (approx. 15.1 kilometers away in Castries); Derek Walcott Square (approx. 15.1 kilometers away in Castries).

Also see . . . Maroon Societies in the Caribbean at encyclopedia.com. Marronage comes from the word 'maroon' (an escaped slave) and means 'extricating oneself from the state of slavery'. She was killed to set an example to other slaves that wanted to escape and gain their freedom. (Submitted on March 6, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.)

Photographed By J. Makali Bruton, October 19, 2022

2. Pétronille Dwine Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 6, 2023, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.