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Demerara (/ ˌ d ɛ m ə ˈ r ɛər ə /; Dutch: Demerary, [ˌdeːməˈraːri]) is a historical region in the Guianas, on the north coast of South America, now part of the country of Guyana. It was a colony of the Dutch West India Company between 1745 and 1792 and a colony of the Dutch state from 1792 until 1815.
The Demerara rebellion of 1823 was an uprising involving between 9,000 and 12,000 slaves that took place in the British colony of Demerara-Essequibo in what is now Guyana. The exact number of how many took part in the uprising is a matter of debate. [ 1 ]
In what is known as the Demerara rebellion of 1823 10–13,000 slaves in Demerara-Essequibo rose up against their oppressors. [30] Although the rebellion was easily crushed, [30] the momentum for abolition remained, and by 1838 total emancipation had been effected. The end of slavery had several ramifications.
Guyana, [b] officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, [12] is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic mainland British West Indies. Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the country's largest city.
The Demerara colony in 1759 (East is at the top). In 1765, Van den Heuvel was appointed Commander (an equivalent to the colonial governor) of Demerara, which was a historical region in the Guianas on the north coast of South America (which is now part of the country of Guyana) located around the lower courses of the Demerara River.
In 1745, Demerara was created as a separate Dutch colony out of a part of Essequibo. [5] Demerara quickly became more successful than Essequibo. [6] The rivalry between the colonies [7] resulted in the creation of a combined Court of Policy in Fort Zeelandia in 1783, and both colonies were governed by the same governor; however, there were still two Courts of Justice, one for Demerara and one ...
Under the Batavian Republic, much of Dutch Guiana was once again occupied by the British. After the Napoleonic Wars in 1814, Britain gained control of the three colonies (Demerara, Berbice, and Essequibo) west of the Courantyne River. These three colonies became British Guiana.
Heureux took the 18-gun Hippomenes, a naval sloop belonging to the Batavian Republic, moored in the river there. [17] The colonies of Demerara and Essequibo were given up at noon the next day. [17] The governor of Demerara and Essequibo, Antony Meertens, was however unable to treat for independently governed Berbice. [19]