æz ɐ jˈʌŋ mˈæn hiː hæd ɛskˈeɪpt fɹʌm slˈeɪvɚɹi tə lˈɪv æz ɐ mɚɹˈuːn ɪnðə lˌɑːs vˈɪləz wˈɪldɚnəs ˌɛl mˈɑːnti.
As a young man he had escaped from slavery to live as a maroon in the Las Villas wilderness (el monte).