On 14 May 1835, four Black African men—Jorge, Pedro, Gonçalo, and Joaquim—were shot at Campo da Pólvora in Salvador for their alleged roles in the Malê revolt. Tribunal records distinguish their legal...
Provincial Law no. 1 required registration of enslaved people entering São Paulo and set a two-contos fee, with exceptions including some agricultural owners and up to three domestic servants. The law...
