EVENT INFORMATION

3
October
1795

Colonial authorities execute Tula and fellow leaders

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📅 3 October 1795 📍

Colonial authorities executed Tula and other leaders after the uprising was defeated. The violence was intended to punish resistance and deter further revolt. Curaçao’s National Archives describe the execution at Rif. Remembering this date centers the costs of colonial repression as well as the courage and political demands of the insurgents.

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People in this event

Tula

Bastian Karpata

Pedro Wakao

Organizations in this Event

Colonial government of Curaçao