EVENT INFORMATION

17
Augustus
1795

The Colonial Council mobilizes against the strike

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📅 17 Augustus 1795 📍 Curaçao

Governor De Veer receives Van Uytrecht’s message and convenes the Colonial Council. The authorities immediately treat a collective refusal to work as a threat to the plantation system. The workers had said they wanted to make their grievances known, but the colonial response focused on restoring authority.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Johannes de Veer

C. van Uytrecht

Willem van Uytrecht

M. Römer

Organisaties in dit Evenement

Colonial Council

Government of Curaçao