Abolición gradual y libertades vigiladas en el Río de la Plata. La política de control de libertos de 1813

Abstract

The Education and exercise of the freedmen Act of 1813 was drafted by the Constituent Assembly immediately after having sanctioned the Decree “declaring free the children of slaves". This is a fundamental piece to understand the gradual nature of the abolition of slavery and citizen inclusion of African descendants in the Rio de la Plata. The twenty-two articles show that the attainment of freedom for the children of enslaved women was not immediate or full as they were put on a special minority regime that left them subject to the masters of their mothers and police special inspections.

Keywords

• Slaves
• Freedmen
• Patronage
• Abolition
• Río de la Plata