Marcos Xiorro

Marcos Xiorro
Born
NationalityAfro-Puerto Rican
Occupation(s)House slave, Slave revolt leader
Notes
Xiorro was the planner of a slave rebellion in Puerto Rico.

Marcos Xiorro was the slave name of an enslaved African in Spanish Puerto Rico who, in 1821, planned and conspired to lead a slave revolt against the sugarcane plantation owners and the Spanish Colonial government. Although his rebellion was unsuccessful, he achieved legendary status among the island's slave population and has become part of Puerto Rican folklore.