EVENT INFORMATION

1
July
1863

Legal emancipation takes effect in Dutch Sint Maarten

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๐Ÿ“… 1 July 1863 ๐Ÿ“ Sint Maarten

Slavery ended by law in the Dutch part of the island on 1 July 1863. UNESCO contrasts this date with French emancipation in 1848. Freedom was won through collective action as well as law; it did not itself redistribute ownersโ€™ property or wealth.

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People in this event

Martilia Haan

Eustacia

Cornelis Tromp

Maria Louisa Mee

Johanna

heirs of Josiah Hill

Adelisa Felip Quandus

Anna Petronilla

Pieter Quant

Organizations in this Event

Private owner

compensation borderel

Owner register

emancipation index

Aruba colonial administration

Aruba emancipation register