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 Government of Mexico
surface form: 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 War of Independence
surface form: 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 notableWork Abolition of slavery in Mexico
subject surface form: José María Morelos y Pavón
this entity surface form: Decree for the Abolition of Slavery in Mexico