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31 October 1856 Venezuela History slavery Venezuela A decree organizes claims and public-credit payments from abolition
13 May 1856 Venezuela History slavery Venezuela Venezuela recognizes abolition compensation as national debt
30 March 1854 Venezuela History slavery Venezuela Monagas issues rules to administer abolition and compensation
26 March 1854 Venezuela History slavery Venezuela “Down with the carpets”: public challenge to lingering domestic servitude
25 March 1854 Venezuela History slavery Venezuela Abolition law is publicly promulgated in Caracas
24 March 1854 Venezuela History slavery Venezuela President Monagas signs the abolition law
24 March 1854 Venezuela International history trans-atlantic slavery Venezuela abolishes slavery
23 March 1854 Venezuela History slavery Venezuela Senate approves Venezuela’s abolition law
16 March 1854 Venezuela History slavery Venezuela House of Representatives approves abolition decree
10 March 1854 Venezuela History slavery Venezuela Monagas asks Congress to abolish slavery while protecting owners’ claims
30 April 1853 Venezuela History slavery Venezuela Circular reminds governors not to import enslaved people, even as servants
21 December 1852 Venezuela History slavery Venezuela Government distributes 50,000 pesos among manumission funds
10 December 1852 Venezuela History slavery Venezuela Caracas provincial deputation urges Congress to abolish slavery
25 September 1852 Venezuela History slavery Venezuela Officials request a count of people manumitted at Easter
24 September 1852 Venezuela History slavery Venezuela Government asks governors for registers of enslaved people
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