During the early hours of 25 January 1835, Muslim Africans, largely Nagô, led an uprising in Salvador. Enslaved and freed participants coordinated across neighborhoods, sought to free the imprisoned leader Pacífico Licutan, and confronted military forces. The rebels drew on religious study, literacy in Arabic, work networks, and ties between city and Recôncavo. The movement was not an irrational outburst: it was a planned political challenge to slavery and colonial authority, though its precise intended political order remains debated.
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What does “Malê” help identify in the 1835 revolt?
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The revolt was organized by African Muslim enslaved and freed people.
The Malê Revolt was organized by African Muslim enslaved and freed people.
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African Muslim networks and leadership were central to the revolt.