Manuel Congo

Manuel Congo and Mariana Crioula are captured after a mass flight

📅 12 Novèmber 1838

At 10 a.m. on 12 November 1838, police forces captured Manuel Congo and Mariana Crioula, leaders identified in the records as the “king” and “queen” of a quilombo formed by people who had fled...

Manuel Congo and Marianna Crioula lead a mass escape in the coffee valley

📅 5 Novèmber 1838

Around midnight on 5 November 1838, enslaved people at Fazenda Freguesia in the Vassouras region broke out of the quarters and moved to free their families. Manuel Congo, Marianna Crioula, and other...

Manuel Congo is publicly executed after the Vassouras uprising

📅 4 Sèptèmber 1839

On 4 September 1839, Manuel Congo was hanged in Vassouras after the trial of participants in the 1838 escape and uprising. Authorities denied him burial as an additional public punishment. The trial...