The 30 May letter from Sint Maarten’s lieutenant governor reports that the French commander announced a Guadeloupe emancipation proclamation dated 27 May. This is the administrative notice as summarized by a Dutch colonial official, not the voice of the people who gained freedom.
Inisiá sesion pa gusta òf marká e relato aki.
🔖 Marká
Ainda no tin imágen ni vidio pa e suseso aki.
Eventonan Relashoná
Which territorial difference shaped the 1848 Sint Maarten border crossing?
🎉😄
😢
Splikashon
UNESCO dates French emancipation to 28 May 1848 and Dutch emancipation to 1 July 1863.