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  2. History of Spanish slavery in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Spanish slavery was introduced to the Philippines through the encomienda system which was instituted throughout the Indies by Nicolás de Ovando, governor of the Indies from 1502 to 1509. This system rewarded the Spanish conquerors with forced labor from the native peoples. A system of serfdom, the pre-colonial alipin system, already existed ...

  3. Timeline of abolition of slavery and serfdom - Wikipedia

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    Law of 7 November 1831, abolishing the maritime slave trade, banning any importation of slaves, and granting freedom to slaves illegally imported into Brazil. The law was seldom enforced prior to 1850, when Brazil, under British pressure, adopted additional legislation to criminalize the importation of slaves. 1832.

  4. Supplementary Convention on the Abolition of Slavery

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    Article 1: The parties commit to abolish and abandon debt bondage, serfdom, servile marriage and child servitude. Article 2: The parties commit to enacting minimum ages of marriage, encouraging registration of marriages, and encouraging the public declaration of consent to marriage. Article 3: Criminalisation of slave trafficking.

  5. 1926 Slavery Convention - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The 1926 Slavery Convention or the Convention to Suppress the Slave Trade and Slavery is an international treaty created under the auspices of the League of Nations and first signed on 25 September 1926. It was registered in League of Nations Treaty Series on 9 March 1927, the same day it went into effect. [2]

  6. Slavery in colonial Spanish America - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish colonies were late to exploit slave labor in the production of sugarcane, particularly on Cuba. The Spanish colonies in the Caribbean were among the last to abolish slavery. While the British abolished slavery by 1833, Spain abolished slavery in Puerto Rico in 1873.

  7. Ottobah Cugoano - Wikipedia

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    Ottobah Cugoano (c. 1757 – c. 1791), also known as John Stuart, was a British abolitionist and activist who was born in West Africa. Born into a Fante family in Ajumako, he was sold into slavery at the age of thirteen and shipped to Grenada in the West Indies. In 1772, he was purchased by a merchant who took him to England, where Cugoano ...

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    Uninstall Desktop Gold. Still need help? Call paid premium support at 1-800-358-4860 to get live expert help from AOL Customer Care. Learn how to download and install or uninstall the Desktop Gold software and if your computer meets the system requirements.

  9. Abolitionism - Wikipedia

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    Forced labour and slavery. Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the movement to end slavery and liberate enslaved individuals around the world. The first country to fully outlaw slavery was France in 1315, but it was later used in its colonies.