Aponte conspiracy
Cuban slaves rebellion | |||||||
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Part of Spanish American wars of independence | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Cuban rebels | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
José Antonio Aponte Manuel de Zequeira Francisco de Arango José Agustín Caballero José Núñez de Cáceres |
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The Aponte conspiracy (also known as the Aponte rebellion) was a large-scale slave rebellion in Cuba that occurred in 1812.[1] It is named after its alleged leader, José Antonio Aponte.
Precedents
Due to the increase in use of slavery in Cuban society in the beginning of the 19th century, looking to secure the place left by Haiti as the major producer of sugar in the world, there were a series of conspiratorial attempts organized to abolish slavery. One that stood out among these occurred in 1795, where the first abolitionist conspiracy was discovered in Bayamo headed by the freedman Nicolás Morales, who when accused, fled and hid himself in Yareyal, near Holguín.
Conspiracy
In the year 1808,
Connections
Recently, a book by Dr. Juan Antonio Hernández titled Hacia una historia de lo imposible: la revolución haitiana y el libro de pinturas de José Antonio Aponte won the Mención Especial del Premio "Casa de las Américas" 2008, in the Social History Essay category.
The record of the declarations of José Antonio Aponte with the motive of his judicial accusation can be found edited online on the website of the Laboratorio de Desclasificación Comparada: Anales de desclasificación I:2; dossier "José Antonio Aponte y su Libro de Pinturas".
References
- ISBN 978-0-8078-3058-1.