At the Macanillas estate in Curimagua, enslaved and free Afro-descendant and Indigenous people rose against colonial rule. The insurgents called for abolition of slavery, an end to alcabala taxation, and a republican order. The revolt links local demands to wider Atlantic struggles while centering people who made emancipation a political demand before state abolition.
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What did the Coro insurgents demand in 1795?
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Their program connected emancipation with opposition to colonial rule and taxation.
The 1795 Coro insurgents connected the demand to abolish slavery with opposition to colonial taxes.
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The revolt’s program included abolition, an end to alcabala, and republican government.