đź“… 2 October 1830
After Venezuela separated from Gran Colombia, Congress revised the manumission law. Children born to enslaved mothers remained legally free, but the required service to their mothers’ enslavers was...
đź“… 13 May 1856
The 1856 law formally recognized as national debt the assessed value of people freed under the 1854 abolition law and its regulations. It set out claim review, registration, interest, and payment...
đź“… 5 July 1811
The Congress of Venezuela declared independence from Spain. The declaration asserted sovereignty and criticized colonial conquest, but did not abolish slavery or free enslaved people. That omission...
