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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bois Caïman ceremony canonical | 4 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vodou ceremony
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ religious ceremony ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Afro-Caribbean people
ⓘ
enslaved Africans in Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Haitian Vodou ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
French colony of Saint-Domingue
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint-Domingue
|
| hasApproximateDate | 14 August 1791 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
French colonial rule in Saint-Domingue
ⓘ
brutal plantation conditions ⓘ system of slavery in Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| hasContext | Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| hasDate | August 1791 ⓘ |
| hasHistoriographicalDebate |
exact details of the ceremony
ⓘ
extent of Boukman’s role ⓘ precise location of the gathering ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
French
ⓘ
Kreyòl ⓘ West African languages ⓘ |
| hasLeader |
Cécile Fatiman
ⓘ
Dutty Boukman ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Bois Caïman
ⓘ
near Le Cap ⓘ French colony of Saint-Domingue ⓘ
surface form:
northern Saint-Domingue
|
| hasOutcome |
beginning of 1791 slave insurrection in northern Saint-Domingue
ⓘ
ignition of the Haitian Revolution ⓘ oath of unity among enslaved rebels ⓘ planning of coordinated slave uprising ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Vodou priestesses
ⓘ
Vodou priests ⓘ enslaved Africans ⓘ maroons ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalAspect |
anti-slavery pact
ⓘ
call for revolt against French planters ⓘ formation of rebel leadership network ⓘ |
| hasRitualElement |
Vodou prayers
ⓘ
animal sacrifice ⓘ oath-taking ⓘ spirit possession ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
key event in the struggle against slavery in the Americas
ⓘ
major symbol of Haitian national identity ⓘ symbolic founding moment of Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| hasSourceType |
colonial accounts
ⓘ
later Haitian historiography ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| isCommemoratedBy | annual ceremonies in Haiti ⓘ |
| isCommemoratedOn | 14 August ⓘ |
| isPartOf | early phase of Haitian Revolution ⓘ |
| preceded | August 1791 slave uprising in the North Province of Saint-Domingue ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Haiti ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.