Libertatia
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| + | '''Libertatia''' (also known as '''Libertalia''') is said to have been a free colony forged by [[pirate]]s under the leadership of '''Captain James Misson''' in the late [[1600s]]. Whether or not Libertatia actually existed is disputed. It is described in the book ''[[A General History of the Pyrates]]'' by [[Charles Johnson (pirate biographer)|Captain Charles Johnson]], an otherwise unknown individual who may have been a [[pseudonym]] of [[Daniel Defoe]]. Much of the book is a mixture of fact and fiction, and it is possible the account of Libertatia is entirely fabricated. | ||
| - | '''''Cities of the Red Night''''' is a novel by [[William S. Burroughs]]. It was the first book in the final trilogy of the [[Beat generation|beat]] author, and was first published in [[1981]]. This was his first full-length novel since ''[[The Wild Boys (novel)|The Wild Boys]]'' a decade earlier. It is the first in a trilogy and is followed by ''[[The Place of Dead Roads]]'' and ''[[The Western Lands]]''. The plot of this somewhat disjunctive work revolves around a group of revolutionaries who seek the freedom to live under the articles set out by [[Libertatia|Captain James Mission]]. At the same time in near present day, a detective is searching for a lost boy, abducted for some sort of sexual ritual. Occurring across vast expanses of time and space, the events can be come confusing, as characters travel and change alias. The Cities of the Red Night are six in number, Tamaghis, Ba'dan, Yass-Waddah, Waghdas, Naufana, and Ghadis. One must make the Pilgrimage through all six cities which, it is said, may take multiple lifetimes. Each reveals a different permutation of the famous aphorism of Hassan i Sabbah: "Nothing is True, Everything is Permitted." The cities parody [[real life]] places, and Burroughs makes some reference to [[USA|America]], [[Mexico]], and [[Morocco]]. | + | Libertatia is said to have consisted of an enclave within north [[Madagascar]] and to have lasted for about twenty five years. The precise location is not known, however, most sources say it stretched from the [[Antongila|Bay of Antongil]] to [[Mananjary, Fianarantsoa|Mananjary]], including [[Ile Sainte Marie]] and [[Mahavelona|Foulpointe]]. [[Thomas Tew]], the Provençal Misson and an Italian Dominican priest named Caraccioli were involved in founding it. |
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Libertatia (also known as Libertalia) is said to have been a free colony forged by pirates under the leadership of Captain James Misson in the late 1600s. Whether or not Libertatia actually existed is disputed. It is described in the book A General History of the Pyrates by Captain Charles Johnson, an otherwise unknown individual who may have been a pseudonym of Daniel Defoe. Much of the book is a mixture of fact and fiction, and it is possible the account of Libertatia is entirely fabricated.
Libertatia is said to have consisted of an enclave within north Madagascar and to have lasted for about twenty five years. The precise location is not known, however, most sources say it stretched from the Bay of Antongil to Mananjary, including Ile Sainte Marie and Foulpointe. Thomas Tew, the Provençal Misson and an Italian Dominican priest named Caraccioli were involved in founding it.
