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The
Abolition of slavery in Mexico
President
Guerrero, who signed the decree
No significant slave trade to Mexico had existed since
1739.
On
December 6, 1810 Father Hidalgo proclaimed the abolition
of slavery in Mexico. Later, when José
María Morelos assumed command of the revolution he
repeated Father Hidalgo's decree on January 29, 1813
In
1829 President Guerrero signed a decree abolishing
slavery.
However,
peonage still continued.
Last Updated
April 03, 2007
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Links
to pages dealing with the abolition of slavery in the
Danish West Indies:
Peter
Van Scholten
Links
to other pages dealing with the abolition of slavery in
other countries:
13th
Amendment to the Bill of Rights
American
Civil War
British
campaign against slavery
Sir
Thomas Buxton (1786-1846)
Thomas
Clarkson (1760-1845)
Abraham
Lincoln
Granville
Sharp (1735-1813)
Slave
Trade Act 1807
Slave
Trade Act 1824
Slave
Trade Act 1843
Slavery
Abolition Act 1833
Harriet
Beecher Stowe
Joseph
Sturge (1793-1859)
Uncle
Tom's Cabin
Vermont
William
Wilberforce (1759-1833)
Links
to other pages dealing with slavery:
Does
slavery still exist?
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