Lagun, Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean — Caribbean (Dutch Caribbean)
Start of the Revolt against Slavery
Photographed by Pete Skillman, February 23, 2025
1. Start of the Revolt against Slavery Marker
Papiamento
17-8-1795
English
UNESCO - FPN
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism. A significant historical date for this entry is August 17, 1795.
Location. 12° 20.669′ N, 69° 8.634′ W. Marker is in Lagun, Curaçao (Curaçao). It is on Weg Zonder Naam, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Weg Zonder Naam, Lagun, Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean. Touch for directions.
Regionally, it is one of the Lesser Antilles on the Caribbean Sea, on in the Atlantic Ocean, and in North America.
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 18 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tula Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); Libertat Galite (within shouting distance of this marker); Headquarters & Meeting with Father Schinck (approx. 16.1 kilometers away); 1st Battle won by Freedom Fighters (approx. 17.6 kilometers away); Rif St.Marie (approx. 17.7 kilometers away); Area Information: Rif St Marie
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More about this marker. This marker is located at the plantation where the largest slave revolt in Curacao's history began. There is a series of similar markers spread across the island at locations where significant events of the revolt took place.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
Also see . . . 1795 Tula, The Revolt - Curacao History.
It is not known where Tula came from, but he was well aware of the situation in Haiti, where a slave revolt led by Toussaint had taken over the Colonial regime. He was aware of the French Revolution and the revolutionary ideals of liberty, equality, and fraternity. He knew that the French revolutionary regime had occupied a large part of Europe and that this regime wanted to abolish slavery in the French colonies. Among the insurgents a letter from General Rigaud was cited, in which freedom was promised to all slaves in all countries which were under French rule. Now that the Netherlands was placed under French rule (1795-1801), it was Tula's conviction that slavery would soon be abolished here,(Submitted on March 1, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Wilmington, Delaware.)in Curaçao, as well.Photographed by Pete Skillman, February 23, 20252. Start of the Revolt against Slavery Marker - wide view
Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Wilmington, Delaware. This page has been viewed 161 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 1, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Wilmington, Delaware. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
