Otrobanda in Willemstad, Curaçao, Dutch Caribbean — Caribbean (Dutch Caribbean)
Tula's Rehabilitation Monument
Photographed by Pete Skillman, February 25, 2025
1. Tula's Rehabilitation Monument Marker
(Dutch):
Rehabilitatie van Tula op 3 oktober 2023
Op 17 augustus 1795 sprak Tula op de plantage Kenepa zijn mede tot slaafgemaakten toe, waarmee hij protesteerde tegen het onrecht dat hen werd aangedaan. Hij streed met onder andere Bazjan Karpata, Louis Mercier en Pedro Wacao, voor vrijheid en gelijkheid.
Op 18 september 1795 werd Tula verraden en ter dood veroordeeld op basis van een door marteling afgedwongen verklaring. Daarna werd hij op 3 oktober 1795 naast Fort Amsterdam op gruwelijke wijze geëxecuteerd.
In 2010 werd Tula officieel gerehabiliteerd en uitgeroepen tot nationale held door de regering van Curaçao.
Vandaag, op 3 oktober 2023, 228 jaar na de dag van zijn dood krijgt Tula eerherstel van de Nederlandse regering.
Zij onderkent hiermee volmondig de rechtvaardigheid van Tula's strijd, en die van anderen die zich tegen slavernij verzetten, en kijkt met spijt en schaamte naar de manier waarop zij door historische, bestuurlijke voorgangers zijn behandeld.
Namens de Nederlandse regering spreek ik vandaag de rehabilitatie van Tula uit en erken hem als held van
Curaçao en ons allen.
Hoogachtend,
De Staatssecretaris van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties, Koninkrijksrelaties
this page online
Alexandra C. van Huffelen
Inougura
pa
Sekretario di Estado
di Hulanda
Drs. Alexandra O van Huffelen
Minister Presidente
di Korsou
Sr. Gilmar S. Pisas
Korsou 3 di Oktober 2023
(English Translation):
Tula's Rehabilitation on October 3, 2023
On August 17, 1795, Tula addressed his fellow enslaved people at the Kenepa plantation, protesting the injustice they were being subjected to. He fought alongside Bazjan Karpata, Louis Mercier, and Pedro Wacao, among others, for freedom and equality.
On September 18, 1795, Tula was betrayed and sentenced to death based on a statement extracted under torture. He was subsequently gruesomely executed on October 3, 1795, next to Fort Amsterdam.
In 2010, Tula was officially rehabilitated and declared a national hero by the government of Curaçao.
Today, on October 3, 2023, 228 years after his death, Tula will receive rehabilitation from the Dutch government.
She fully recognizes the justice of Tula's struggle, and that of others who resisted slavery, and looks with regret and shame at the way they were treated by their historical, administrative predecessors.
On behalf of the Dutch government, I declare today
Photographed by Pete Skillman, February 25, 2025
2. Tula's Rehabilitation Monument - lower section
Curaçao and all of us.
Sincerely,
The State Secretary for the Interior and Kingdom Relations, Kingdom Relations and Digitalization
Alexandra C. van Huffelen
Opened
to
Secretary of State
in the Netherlands
Drs. Alexandra O van Huffelen
Presiding Minister
in Curacao
Sr. Gilmar S. Pisas
Curacao October 3, 2023
Erected 2023.
Topics. This historical marker and monument is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • African Americans • Civil Rights • Colonial Era. A significant historical date for this entry is October 3, 1795.
Location. 12° 6.5′ N, 68° 56.934′ W. Marker is in Willemstad, Curaçao (Curaçao). It is in Otrobanda. It is on John F. Kennedy Boulevard, on the right when traveling west. 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 Freedom 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 (about 120
Photographed by Pete Skillman, February 25, 2025
3. Tula's Rehabilitation Monument - wide view
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.)
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 35 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 10, 2026, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.
