This act gives all enslaved people in the Caribbean their freedom although some other British territories have to wait longer. They followed suit on February 1, 1835, becoming the last British colony to abolish slavery. 1833: Slavery Abolition Act is passed in Parliament, taking effect in 1834. In 1834, the British Empire had already proclaimed the abolition of the slave trade following the passage of the Slavery Abolition Act in 1833, but Mauritius dragged its feet for months before the apprenticeship system convinced slave owners otherwise. By then, the Island was made up of a great percentage of slaves from Madagascar and East Africa. In 1710, following no longer favorable conditions for the Dutch, they left, and the British took over in 1810. Although each abolition happened because of its own internal reasons, it is no coincidence it happened in such a short space of time at mid-century.
The Dutch administration meted untold treatment on slaves, and any attempt at confrontation brought dire consequences.īy the 17th century, the island played host to about 200 Dutch alongside slaves from Madagascar, Africa, India, and Java. Ecuador and Bolivia started in 1851, New Granada followed in 1852, Argentina in 1853 and finally Venezuela and Peru abolished slavery in 1854. Through the leadership of the commander of Mauritius, Adriaan van der Stel, a hundred slaves were brought. The 1640s saw the Dutch usher in the first slaves. This booklet describes events related to the abolition of slavery in Washington, DC, which occurred on April 16, 1862, nearly nine months before the more. Mauritius, said to be over 702 miles east of Madagascar, situated off the south-eastern coast of Africa, traces its roots to the discovery by Arabs and Malays in 1507 before the Europeans-Portuguese, came into the picture in 1510 naming the island ‘Cirné.’īy 1598, the Dutch took and renamed it after their head of state, Maurice, Prince of Orange, and Count of Nassau, and from there, it officially started to gain recognition in the early 16th century. Hence, the earliest dates of the country’s history sink deep into the mystery. The history of Mauritius dating back to the first period lacks documentation.
But, the history of Mauritius would not be complete without a delve into slavery. Before the Arabs, the island lay uninhabited by humans. Although today the tropical island with a population of 1.2 million people tops the list of luxury destinations boasting some of the most beautiful landscapes, beaches, lagoons, and reefs, Mauritius’ early beginnings show a staggering irony.
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