They were considered part of a community known as Mardijkers,[2] whose population derived from Catholic freed slaves originally captured from Portuguese territories by the VOC, as well as those from the Spanish Philippines, taken Moro raiders and sold in slave markets in Batavia. The name was also applied to similar freed Catholic slaves originating from Goa and the islands of Ambon, Ternate, and Tidore in the Maluku Islands.[3][4][5][6]
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↑Simbolon, Parakitri Tahi. Menjadi Indonesia, hal. 462, Cet. ketiga, Januari 2007. Penerbit Buku Kompas, Jakarta. ISBN979-709-264-X. Diakses 24 September 2010.