Church officials in Coro proposed using church funds to buy 12 enslaved Africans from Maracaibo to advance building work. Their appeal framed Indigenous population decline as a labor shortage, making visible how colonial institutions shifted coercion from Indigenous to African workers.
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Why did Coro's church leadership plan a purchase in 1601?
The 1601 Coro proposal involved buying twelve enslaved Africans for construction work.
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Explanation
Church officials proposed the purchase to continue building work.