Historical Person

José Caridad González

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📍 Venezuela

José Caridad González

Gender: Male

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Coro insurrection begins under José Leonardo Chirino

📅 10 May 1795

At the Macanillas estate in Curimagua, enslaved and free Afro-descendant and Indigenous people rose against colonial rule. The insurgents called for abolition of slavery, an end to alcabala...

Coro revolt meets renewed violence and colonial repression

📅 12 May 1795

After new outbreaks of violence on 12 May, colonial authorities intensified repression. The Coro revolt was defeated, but its demands for freedom, abolition of slavery, and the removal of burdensome...

Colonial court condemns José Leonardo Chirino

📅 10 December 1796

The Real Audiencia of Caracas sentenced Chirino after the suppression of the 1795 revolt. The case criminalized an anti-slavery rebellion that had challenged colonial rule, racial hierarchy, and...