At De León’s request, the Caracas council held an open meeting attended by 97 people and unanimously signed a critique of the company. The council blamed it for shortages and high prices of Spanish goods, lower cacao and tobacco exports, and other damage to the province’s economy. The meeting reflected pressure from cultivators and residents as well as elite commercial grievances. Its importance here is the collision between colonial monopoly and a diverse provincial coalition, not an abolition decree.
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What was the purpose of the open council meeting on 22 April 1749?
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The council’s open meeting unanimously criticized the company’s economic effects.
The open council meeting on 22 April 1749 unanimously criticized the company.
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The chronology says 97 attendees signed a critical statement unanimously.