On 6 January 1809, troops under Captain Joaquim José dos Passos blocked a group of fugitives near Paripe, outside Salvador. A large escape had expanded through the Recôncavo, and some 140 people from Salvador joined those already moving through the region. Authorities pursued and punished survivors, imposed curfews, and restricted Black gatherings. The event records the violent effort to restore slaveholders’ control after enslaved people used coordinated flight to seek safety and freedom.
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