Historedia
Person

Moïse Montefiore

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1835

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Moïse Montefiore, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Slavery abolished in Mauritius

    1835

    Role: Financier

    1. 1835–1924 · MauritiusIndentured Labor Recruitment

      Post-abolition, Mauritius recruited indentured laborers from India and other regions for sugar plantations.

    2. 1 February 1835 · MauritiusAbolition Effective in Mauritius

      Slavery officially ended in Mauritius on 1 February 1835, freeing 66,343 people despite planter opposition.

    3. 3 August 1835 · British GovernmentCompensation Loan Negotiation

      The British government secured a £15 million loan in August 1835 to fund slave compensation.

Sources

  1. History of Mauritius Wikipedia
  2. Slavery Abolition Act 1833 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19