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1795-May-10

1795-May-10: The Coro uprising in Venezuela, led by José Leonardo Chirino, demonstrated the direct influence of the Haitian “common wind” reaching the Spanis…

HT-TCWI-2018-000178

1795-May-10: The Coro uprising in Venezuela, led by José Leonardo Chirino, demonstrated the direct influence of the Haitian “common wind” reaching the Spanish Main. Chirino, a zambo, was inspired by the successful slave revolts in the French Caribbean and claimed to be acting under the “French Law” of total abolition. This details how the rebels aimed to abolish slavery and establish a democratic republic based on the principles of the French Revolution.The rebels’ objective was to abolish slavery and found a democratic republic, drawing upon the principles of the French Revolution. This uprising terrified the Spanish administration in Caracas and led to a brutal crackdown on suspected black and pardo sympathizers. The event remains a key example of the ideological regional spread of the Haitian revolutionary model to South America.

Source  ·  HT-TCWI-2018-000178  ·  p. 178 Scott, The Common Wind, 178 / Bates: HT-TCWI-2018-000178