enslaved people of Río Caribe

Bolívar’s Carúpano decree ties freedom to military service

📅 2 Juni 1816

Bolívar declared freedom for enslaved people in Río Caribe, Carúpano, and Cariaco, but men aged 14–60 had to enlist within 24 hours. Refusal could return a man and his family to servitude; women,...