📅 22 March 1873
Spain’s law abolished slavery in Puerto Rico, with transitional service obligations and compensation for enslavers. Enslaved people and abolitionists had campaigned for freedom, while the law sought...
📅 4 July 1870
The law freed children born to enslaved mothers after its enactment and some older people, while placing others in a patronato system of coerced labor. It was a limited step shaped by abolitionist...
📅 13 February 1880
The law formally ended slavery but required formerly enslaved people to remain under patronato, a labor regime that preserved coercive control. Resistance and pressure led to its early termination...
