Otrobanda in Willemstad, Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean — Caribbean (Dutch Caribbean)

Tula Freedom Monument

Photographed by Pete Skillman, February 25, 2025

1. Tula Freedom Monument Marker

Inscription.
(Papiamento):
Nos no ta Desea
Nada mas ku
nos
Libertat

Tula

Inougura
pa
Diputado di Kultura
Drs. Magda M. Rafael

Korsou 3 Oktober 1998

(English Translation):
We do not Wish
Nothing more than
our
Freedom

Tula

Inauguration
to
Deputy Minister of Culture
Drs. Magda M. Rafael

Curacao 3 October 1998

Erected 1998.

Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans.

Location. 12° 6.499′ N, 68° 56.931′ W. Marker is in Willemstad, Curaçao (Curaçao). It is in Otrobanda. It is on John F. Kennedy Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: John F Kennedy Boulevard, Willemstad, Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is one of the Lesser Antilles

on the Caribbean Sea,

in in the Atlantic Ocean,

and in North America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Tula's Rehabilitation Monument (here, next to this marker); Tribute to the Martyrs of 1795 (a few steps from this marker); Free at Last (a few steps from this marker); Freedom Monument

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(about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Population (approx. one kilometer away); Language (approx. 1.1 kilometers away); Molenplein 12-19 (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); Punda and Otrobanda (approx. 1.3 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Willemstad.

Also see . . . 1795 Tula, The Revolt - Curacao History.

After the revolt was quelled Tula was sentenced to death. The execution took place on 3 October 1795 at “Rif” (the Reef) on the south coast of the island in Otrabanda. The monument that gives him honor as a warrior for freedom can be found here.

(Submitted on February 10, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

Tula Freedom Monument - lower plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, February 25, 2025

2. Tula Freedom Monument - lower plaque

Tula Freedom Monument - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Pete Skillman, February 25, 2025

3. Tula Freedom Monument - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 10, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware. This page has been viewed 44 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 10, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.