: M oth s ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁Category : G lyph ip ter ig idae ▁Category : M oth s ▁of ▁Taiwan <0x0A> </s> ▁Maria ▁ter ▁Me et elen ▁( 2 0 ▁June ▁ 1 7 0 4 , ▁Amsterdam ▁– ▁fl . ▁ 1 7 5 1 ), ▁was ▁a ▁Dutch ▁writer ▁of ▁an ▁aut obi ography . ▁Her ▁bi ography ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁valuable ▁witness ▁statement ▁of ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁a ▁former ▁slave ▁( 1 7 4 8 ). ▁ ▁Me et elen ▁was ▁a ▁child ▁from ▁the ▁sl um . ▁She ▁en list ed ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁army ▁dis gu ised ▁as ▁a ▁man ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 5 . ▁After ▁this , ▁she ▁lived ▁in ▁Spain ▁as ▁a ▁nun ▁until ▁she ▁married . ▁The ▁couple ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁ship ▁dest ined ▁for ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 1 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁pir ates ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁passengers ▁sold ▁as ▁slaves ▁in ▁Mor oc co . ▁Her ▁sp ouse ▁died , ▁and ▁to ▁avoid ▁being ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁ha rem ▁of ▁the ▁s ultan , ▁Ab dal lah ▁of ▁Mor oc co , ▁she ▁refused ▁to ▁convert ▁to ▁Islam ▁and ▁married ▁the ▁sp ok esp erson ▁of ▁the ▁s ultan ' s ▁slaves , ▁Pi eter ▁J ans zn . ▁I ede ; ▁the ▁couple ▁provided ▁the ▁non - Mus lim ▁slaves ▁with ▁alco hol ▁and ▁lived ▁quite ▁well ▁at ▁the ▁court . ▁In ▁ 1 7 4