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Boca Nigua slave revolt 1796

Synopsis
Obs: The research for this entry is still in progress. The synopsis is still missing, and several of the additional fields listed below are marked as 'tbc' (to be completed). The specific start and end dates of the event also need to be completed or confirmed.
Additional info

Starting date: . Ending: . Duration: 2 days. Name in sources: sublevación; irrupción; insurrección. Location: Boca de Nigua Country (current): Dominican Rep.. Monarchy: Spanish. Main participants: Enslaved. Number of participants: 100-250. Main reasons & motivations: Freedom, Political. Leadership: Antonio Carretero, Ana María, Francisco Sopó and other slaves. Relevance: tbc.

Further reading
HOPKINS, Jonathan (2017). “Tragedy and Glory in the Unfortunate Era: Understanding the Creolization of Santo Domingo through the Boca Nigua Revolt”. Vancouver: University of British Columbia (Master thesis). RUIZ, Jesús G. (2025). “Freedom, Faith & Sovereignty: The 1796 Boca Nigua Revolt as an Afro-Catholic Royalist Rebellion”. Slavery & Abolition, 46 (1): 100–123.

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Cite this entry

The Editors (2026). "Boca Nigua slave revolt 1796," in Encyclopaedia of Rebellions in the Early Modern Iberian World. https://mappingrebellions.com/revolt/boca-nigua-slave-revolt-1796-2/ (accessed on 23 April 2026).