The Federal Constitution prohibited the commercial introduction of enslaved people, reaffirming an 1810 Caracas decree. It did not abolish slavery inside Venezuela: people already enslaved remained enslaved. The contrast between republican claims of citizenship and continued enslavement shows how independence-era reforms restricted the trade while protecting slaveholders’ property claims.
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What did the 1811 Constitution abolish?
The 1811 Constitution abolished slavery itself throughout Venezuela.
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It banned the commercial slave trade and importation, while slavery persisted.