Historische Organisatie
Sociedade Cearense Libertadora
Sociedade Cearense Libertadora
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The Sociedade Cearense Libertadora is inaugurated
📅 8 December 1880On 8 December 1880, the Sociedade Cearense Libertadora was inaugurated in Fortaleza. Emerging from the earlier association Perseverança e Porvir, it helped organize campaigns across Ceará, including...
O Libertador gives Ceará’s antislavery movement a newspaper
đź“… 1 Januari 1881The first issue of O Libertador appeared in Fortaleza as the organ of the Sociedade Cearense Libertadora. It carried abolitionist arguments into public circulation and linked provincial organizing...
Fortaleza jangadeiros refuse to transport enslaved people for sale
📅 30 Januari 1881On 30 January 1881, jangadeiros in Fortaleza, including Francisco José do Nascimento (Chico da Matilde, later known as Dragão do Mar) and Antônio Napoleão, refused to carry enslaved people from...
Acarape’s remaining enslaved residents receive freedom documents
📅 1 Januari 1883On 1 January 1883, the village of Acarape in Ceará publicly marked the freeing of its remaining enslaved residents; it later became Redenção. The local campaign involved abolitionist organizers and...
Ceará abolishes slavery within the province
📅 25 Maart 1884On 25 March 1884, Ceará became the first Brazilian province to abolish slavery throughout its territory. This provincial act followed years of municipal emancipation, the jangadeiros’ refusal to...
A secret Recife group begins organizing escape routes
📅 8 Oktober 1884João Ramos and eleven associates founded a secret abolitionist group in Recife, first called Relâmpago and later known as Clube do Cupim. It helped coordinate escapes toward Ceará through routes...