Mardijker people

The Mardijker were a community in amongst others Batavia (modern Jakarta), made up of descendants of freed slaves. They could be found at all major trading posts in the East Indies. They were mostly Christian, of various natives from conquered Portuguese territories, and some Portuguese ancestry. They spoke a Portuguese patois, which have influenced the modern Indonesian language. The Dutch also referred to them as inlandse Christenen ("indigenous Christians").

Mardijker people

The Mardijker were a community in amongst others Batavia (modern Jakarta), made up of descendants of freed slaves. They could be found at all major trading posts in the East Indies. They were mostly Christian, of various natives from conquered Portuguese territories, and some Portuguese ancestry. They spoke a Portuguese patois, which have influenced the modern Indonesian language. The Dutch also referred to them as inlandse Christenen ("indigenous Christians").