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Tula leads the uprising at Knip
- When
- 17 August 1795
- Where
- Knip plantation, Bandabou, Curaçao
- Part of
- Curaçao Slave Rebellion
Tula led 40 to 50 enslaved people in an uprising at the Knip plantation in Bandabou on the morning of 17 August 1795.
On the morning of 17 August 1795, Tula (Toela in a contemporary Dutch report) led an uprising of 40 to 50 people at the Knip plantation of Caspar Lodewijk van Uytrecht in Bandabou. The action began the revolt in the Dutch colony of Curaçao and opened a month-long conflict between escapees and the colonial government.
Sources
- Curaçao Slave Revolt of 1795 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-27
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