Caracas’s municipal council had bought Antonio for service at the convent of San Francisco. After he escaped, the council ordered that he be sold wherever he was captured and that the proceeds be sent back to Caracas to buy another enslaved person described in the record as less rebellious. Antonio’s flight asserted his freedom in action, while the council’s response sought to turn his recapture into another purchase.
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How did Antonio resist the Caracas council’s plan for him?
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Antonio escaped after the municipality bought him for service at the convent of San Francisco.
After Antonio escaped, the Caracas council ordered his sale wherever he was recaptured.
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The council sought to sell him and use the proceeds to buy another enslaved person.