A Hausa-led uprising was planned to begin on 28 May 1807 during Corpus Christi celebrations. Enslaved workers in Salvador and the Recôncavo built communication links, raised money for weapons, and prepared bows and arrows. The plan was exposed before it could unfold, and colonial authorities arrested and punished participants. The episode shows the political knowledge, literacy, labor networks, and organizing capacity of enslaved Africans; the archival record, produced by the tribunal that prosecuted them, needs to be read against its language of criminality.
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What happened to the planned Hausa-led uprising on 28 May 1807?
The plan was betrayed and colonial authorities arrested and punished participants.
The planned Hausa-led revolt of 1807 was exposed before it could unfold.
Colonial authorities learned of the plan and prosecuted participants.