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Narrative in which Equiano meets a young Musquito man for whom property is a largely foreign notion.

The State of Things: Olaudah Equiano and the Volatile Politics of Heterocosmic Desire 2006

Britain's superintendent in the region, Robert Hodgson, became convinced that the natives "were being cheated out of their lands and that the Musquito Shore was becoming 'prey to the rapacity of a few individuals'"

The State of Things: Olaudah Equiano and the Volatile Politics of Heterocosmic Desire 2006

Musquito prince who is returning to Central America from an embassy in London.

The State of Things: Olaudah Equiano and the Volatile Politics of Heterocosmic Desire 2006

Musquito king's son, a youth of almost eighteen years of age; and whilst he was here he was baptized by the name of George.

The State of Things: Olaudah Equiano and the Volatile Politics of Heterocosmic Desire 2006

Musquito before him, and indicates that the Musquito women share a similar "disgust" with Dr. Irving's contravention of supposed ethnic and racial barriers.

The State of Things: Olaudah Equiano and the Volatile Politics of Heterocosmic Desire 2006

Since neither Equiano's eighteenth-century readers, nor his twentieth-century exegetes seem willing to enquire after specific Musquito individuals, I want to establish George's identity and suggest that it may provide a key for understanding Equiano's textual and political strategies.

The State of Things: Olaudah Equiano and the Volatile Politics of Heterocosmic Desire 2006

However, the resilience of Equiano's earlier perverse strategies is evident in his final account of social exchange between the Musquito and the settlers.

The State of Things: Olaudah Equiano and the Volatile Politics of Heterocosmic Desire 2006

Musquito "king" George I, with the hope that Britain would formally colonize the region in the near future.

The State of Things: Olaudah Equiano and the Volatile Politics of Heterocosmic Desire 2006

After a series of struggles with the Spanish for control of the Musquito Shore, "the British bestowed sovereignty on the Musquito Indians, i.e. on the hereditary 'king' of the Musquitos, and formed an alliance with them" (Naylor 46).

The State of Things: Olaudah Equiano and the Volatile Politics of Heterocosmic Desire 2006

The resolution of this problematic requires that we attend more closely to two distinct moments where revenge enters into the account of the journey to the Musquito shore.

The State of Things: Olaudah Equiano and the Volatile Politics of Heterocosmic Desire 2006