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Román Baldorioty de Castro

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International history trans-atlantic slavery 📍 Puerto Rico

Román Baldorioty de Castro

Gender: Male

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Spanish Cortes debates gradual emancipation for Puerto Rico

📅 15 June 1869

Abolitionists in the Spanish parliament pressed for emancipation in Puerto Rico. Debate and organizing helped set the stage for the Moret Law and 1873 abolition, while slavery continued and the island...