1790-late
1790-late: The Colonial Assembly at Saint-Marc was denounced by French metropolitan authorities for assuming “imperial authority” in a subordinate part of th…
1790-late: The Colonial Assembly at Saint-Marc was denounced by French metropolitan authorities for assuming “imperial authority” in a subordinate part of the empire. Critics argued that the assembly’s refusal to grant the king’s representative a negative voice in legislation was an unprecedented violation of monarchical principles.
Source · p. 32-33
Edwards, Historical Survey, 32-33