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La Plata River, Independence and Abolition: Perspectives of Freedom of the Slaves Beyond the Frontier

Abstract

Abstract: The present article aims to analyze the possibilities of freedom of slaves from Brazil to Spanish colonies in the context of the political independence struggles that took place ever since 1810. We sought to give an overview of the strategy in this period and to present some life stories of black people in the course of these struggles, mainly after the publication of the law of 1813 and the decree that allowed slaves coming from foreign lands to acquire freedom.

Keywords:
Freedom; Slavery; independence wars

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