Abolition of slavery in Mexico

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The Abolition of slavery in Mexico was the landmark 1829 decree, championed by President Vicente Guerrero, that formally ended slavery throughout the Mexican nation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
legal reform ⓘ
affectedGroup enslaved Africans in Mexico ⓘ
enslaved Afro-descendants in Mexico ⓘ
slaveholders in Mexico ⓘ
aim elimination of slavery as a legal institution ⓘ
recognition of personal freedom for enslaved people ⓘ
appliesTo all Mexican territory ⓘ
all enslaved persons in Mexico ⓘ
championedBy Vicente Guerrero ⓘ
constitutionalImpact reinforced principles of equality before the law ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
date 1829 ⓘ
decreedBy Vicente Guerrero ⓘ
enforcedBy Mexican federal government ⓘ
governmentTypeAtTime federal republic ⓘ
headOfStateAtTime Vicente Guerrero ⓘ
historicalContext post-independence Mexico ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
ideologicalBasis abolitionism ⓘ
liberalism ⓘ
inspiredBy Enlightenment ideals ⓘ
republican principles ⓘ
languageOfDecree Spanish ⓘ
legalDomain civil rights ⓘ
labor law ⓘ
legalForm presidential decree ⓘ
legalStatusAfter slavery prohibited ⓘ
legalStatusBefore slavery permitted under certain conditions ⓘ
location Mexico ⓘ
officeHolderTitle President of Mexico ⓘ
opposedInstitution slavery ⓘ
partOf broader abolitionist movements in Latin America ⓘ
precededBy Mexican War of Independence ⓘ
relatedTo Mexican Constitution of 1824 ⓘ
Mexican independence movement ⓘ
abolition of slavery in the Americas ⓘ
history of slavery in Mexico ⓘ
result formal abolition of slavery in Mexico ⓘ
legal end of slavery throughout Mexican territory ⓘ
significance early national abolition of slavery in the Americas ⓘ
landmark decree in Mexican legal history ⓘ
major step in human rights development in Mexico ⓘ
successorEvent later constitutional bans on slavery in Mexico ⓘ
typeOfAbolition immediate abolition ⓘ
year 1829 ⓘ

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Vicente Guerrero → notableWork → Abolition of slavery in Mexico ⓘ
José María Morelos y Pavón → notableWork → Decree for the Abolition of Slavery in Mexico ⓘ
subject linked to: José María
linked to: Abolition of slavery in Mexico