Bois Caïman ceremony
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The Bois Caïman ceremony was a pivotal Vodou gathering in 1791 where enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue forged a spiritual and political pact that helped ignite the Haitian Revolution.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vodou ceremony
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historical event → religious ceremony → |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Afro-Caribbean people
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enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue → |
| associatedWithReligion |
Haitian Vodou
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| countryAtTime |
Saint-Domingue
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| hasApproximateDate |
14 August 1791
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| hasCause |
French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue
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brutal plantation conditions → system of slavery in Saint-Domingue → |
| hasContext |
Haitian Revolution
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| hasDate |
August 1791
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| hasHistoriographicalDebate |
exact details of the ceremony
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extent of Boukman’s role → precise location of the gathering → |
| hasLanguageContext |
French
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Kreyòl → West African languages → |
| hasLeader |
Cécile Fatiman
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Dutty Boukman → |
| hasLocation |
Bois Caïman
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near Le Cap → northern Saint-Domingue → |
| hasOutcome |
beginning of 1791 slave insurrection in northern Saint-Domingue
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ignition of the Haitian Revolution → oath of unity among enslaved rebels → planning of coordinated slave uprising → |
| hasParticipant |
Vodou priestesses
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Vodou priests → enslaved Africans → maroons → |
| hasPoliticalAspect |
anti-slavery pact
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call for revolt against French planters → formation of rebel leadership network → |
| hasRitualElement |
Vodou prayers
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animal sacrifice → oath-taking → spirit possession → |
| hasSignificance |
key event in the struggle against slavery in the Americas
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major symbol of Haitian national identity → symbolic founding moment of Haitian Revolution → |
| hasSourceType |
colonial accounts
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later Haitian historiography → oral tradition → |
| isCommemoratedBy |
annual ceremonies in Haiti
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| isCommemoratedOn |
14 August
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| isPartOf |
early phase of Haitian Revolution
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| preceded |
August 1791 slave uprising in the North Province of Saint-Domingue
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| presentDayLocation |
Haiti
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Dutty Boukman
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notableEvent |
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Haitian Revolution
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startEvent |