Fundación Empresas Polar’s chronology dates an enslaved African man named Miguel’s escape from punishment at the San Felipe de Buría mines to 30 November 1552. Its account describes his flight as the starting point of a larger revolt involving other African captives and Indigenous people. Accounts differ on the chronology of the wider uprising, which some place in 1552 and others in 1553. This record is limited to the dated escape reported by the chronology; it does not assign this date to the later attack or the full revolt.
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What does the 30 November 1552 entry specifically record?
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Explanation
The chronology dates Miguel’s initial escape to this day; the larger uprising is dated differently across accounts.