Following the seizure of Coro and proclamation of the Federation, federal insurgents constituted a provisional government in the province. Its published program included freedom of worship, press, and movement; abolition of imprisonment for debt and the death penalty; and a prohibition on slavery. The clause reaffirmed that abolition remained a contested political question even after the 1854 law. This programmatic statement is evidence of the movement’s declared platform, not proof that the federal authorities could enforce it across Venezuela during the war.
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What did the Coro federal program of 25 February 1859 include?
The program included a clause prohibiting slavery, among other political freedoms.
The 1859 federal government program included a prohibition on slavery.
The program published at Coro on 25 February listed prohibition of slavery among its provisions.