While seeking to capture the maroon leader Andresote, governor Sebastián García de la Torre issued a proclamation declaring him a traitor and offering 600 pesos and pardon to whoever killed him. The chronology adds that an enslaved fugitive who informed on Andresote could receive freedom as well as the reward. Andresote’s rebellion opposed the Guipuzcoan Company’s monopoly and colonial rule in the Yaracuy region. The offer shows the state combining lethal repression with selective manumission to fragment resistance; it does not mean the movement had a single or fully documented abolition program.
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What does the 1732 reward for information against Andresote reveal?
The governor offered money and pardon, with freedom promised to an enslaved fugitive informant.
The governor’s campaign against Andresote included a promise of freedom to an enslaved fugitive who informed on him.
The 1732 chronology reports a monetary reward, pardon, and freedom for such an informant.