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Sablika
Sablika ( fl. 1795), or possibly Sablica, was a free black woman who lived on Curaçao at the time of the Slave Revolt of 1795. Little is known about her with absolute certainty. There are no historical sources to confirm accounts that she was a resistance fighter and a close associate of Tula, the leader of the rebellion. In the 21st century, she has become a symbol for female resistance fighters who remain invisible in recorded history Biography In the Dutch historical records of the Curaçao Slave Revolt of 1795, a woman named Sablica is mentioned three times. After the revolt was put down, she was described by Dutch government officials in an interrogation report as “''a free negro woman who is a conniving and infamous thief, and the so-called wife of Nicolaas Valentijn, who has already been executed. She can be brought to no other confession than that she buried a petticoat, a camisole and three children's shirts, but afterwards returned them''.” Nothing is mentioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curaçao Slave Revolt Of 1795
The Curaçao Slave Revolt of 1795 was a Slave rebellion, slave revolt in the Dutch Empire, Dutch colony of Curaçao, led by the enslaved man Tula (Curaçao), Tula (''Toela'' in a contemporary Dutch report). It resulted in a month-long conflict on the island between escapees and the colonial government. Tula was aware of the Haitian Revolution that had resulted in freedom for the enslaved in Haiti. He argued that, since the European Netherlands was now under French occupation as a sister republic, the slaves on Curaçao should get their freedom as well. Revolt At the 1789 census, Curaçao had 20,988 inhabitants of which 4,410 were white, 3,714 were free people of color, and 12,864 enslaved people. On the morning of 17 August 1795, Tula (Curaçao), Tula led an uprising of 40 to 50 people at the Knip plantation of Caspar Lodewijk van Uytrecht in Bandabou. The slaves had been preparing the insurrection for some weeks. They met on the square of the plantation and informed van Utrec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
