Abolition of Slavery: A Bolivarian Dream Come True (+171 years)

On March 24, 1854, the abolition of slavery was finally adopted in Venezuela On March 24, 1854, the abolition of slavery was finally adopted in Venezuela
On March 24, 1854, the abolition of slavery was finally adopted in Venezuela
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Published at: 24/03/2025 08:32 AM

On March 24, 1854, the abolition of slavery in Venezuela was finally adopted, proposed by El Libertador Simón Bolívar, and legally executed by the then President of the Republic, José Gregorio Monagas, who definitively and historically signed the Law that put an end to that shameful system in the country.

The process of legal abolition of slavery began in Venezuela practically with the independence movement, since the Government Junta created on April 19, 1810 prohibits the introduction and sale of slaves on August 14.

Article 202 of the Federal Constitution of 1811 elevates this prohibition to a constitutional precept. During the Independence campaigns, individual freedom (extended to their immediate family members) is offered on several occasions to those slaves who enlisted in the Army and fought for the Republic.

The President of the Republic, José Gregorio Monagas, who favored the elimination of slavery, sent a special message to Congress on March 10, in which he called for abolition, but without violating the rights of slave owners.

On March 23, Congress approved the abolition law and on the 24th it was approved by President Monagas, whom historians have called, for this reason, “the liberator of slaves”.

Indeed, as of March 24, 1854, there were no more slaves in Venezuela. The law consisted of 16 articles. In the first one, it was tersely stated: “Slavery is forever abolished in Venezuela.”


Mazo News Team