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The practice of slavery in present-day Colombia dates back to the pre-Spanish era and persisted until its definitive abolition in 1851. This practice involved the human trafficking of indigenous individuals, initially among indigenous groups such as the Chibchas , the Muzos , or the Panches [ 1 ] , and later by European traders, particularly ...
The Colombian Civil War of 1851 was a Civil War in the Republic of New Granada (present-day Colombia) between Liberals and Conservatives, fought between May and September 1851. The cause for the war was the Abolition of Slavery. The war was won by the Liberals.
Afro-Colombian Day, [1] or Día de la Afrocolombianidad is an annual commemoration of the abolition of slavery in Colombia on May 21, 1851. May 21 is also the day of the first established free town in the Americas, Palenque de San Basilio. Afro-Colombian Day was first celebrated in 2001. [2]
Abolition of slave trade and implementation of a plan to gradually end slavery. [63] Gran Colombia: Emancipation for sons and daughters born to slave mothers, program for compensated emancipation set. [106] 1822: Haiti: Jean Pierre Boyer annexes Spanish Haiti and abolishes slavery there. Liberia
In 1851, after the abolition of slavery, the plight of Afro-Colombians was very difficult. They were forced to live in the jungles for self-protection. There they learned to have a harmonious relationship with the jungle environment and share the territory with Colombia's indigenous people. [citation needed]
Slavery in Latin America was an economic and social institution that existed in Latin America before the colonial era until its legal abolition in the newly independent states during the 19th century. [1]
Dec. 6, 1865: National ratification of 13th Amendment, which ends slavery in the United States. The amendment is ratified by 27 of the existing 36 states. The amendment is ratified by 27 of the ...
[149] Upper Canada passed the Act Against Slavery in 1793, one of the earliest anti-slavery acts in the world. [150] The institution was formally banned throughout most of the British Empire, including the Canadas in 1834, after the passage of the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 in the British parliament.