1795
Tula, Curaçao slave leader (date of birth unknown; executed)
Tula, Curaçao slave leader (date of birth unknown; executed)
Tula, Curaçao slave leader (date of birth unknown; executed)
Tula (Curaçao)
Leader of the Curaçao Slave Revolt of 1795
- Died
- 1795
Tula, also known as Tula Rigaud, was an African man enslaved on the island of Curaçao, in the Dutch West Indies, who liberated himself and led the Curaçao Slave Revolt of 1795. The revolt, which began on 17 August 1795, lasted for more than a month. He was executed on 3 October 1795. He is revered on Curaçao today as a fighter for human rights and independence.
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