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Leader of Curaçao Slave Revolt of 1795

NetherlandsLived 1701 to 1795 · aged 94
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Tula, also known as Tula Rigaud, was an African man enslaved on the island of Curaçao, in the Dutch West Indies, who liberated himself and led the Curaçao Slave Revolt of 1795. The revolt, which began on 17 August 1795, lasted for more than a month. He was executed on 3 October 1795.

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Manuscript text fragment "neger genaamd Toela" (negro called Toela) from the report by catholic priest Jacobus Schinck of 7 September 1795.Manuscript text fragment "neger genaamd Toela" (negro called Toela) from the report by catholic priest Jacobus Schinck of 7 September 1795.The encounter with Tula reported by Father Jacobus Schink on 7 September 1795 (Nationaal Archief, The Hague.The encounter with Tula reported by Father Jacobus Schink on 7 September 1795 (Nationaal Archief, The Hague.

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Tula, also known as Tula Rigaud, was an African man enslaved on the island of Curaçao, in the Dutch West Indies, who liberated himself and led the Curaçao Slave Revolt of 1795. The revolt, which began on 17 August 1795, lasted for more than a month. He was executed on 3 October 1795. He is revered on Curaçao today as a fighter for human rights and independence.

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Lived 1701 to 1795 · aged 94
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