Louis van Mauritius (died 1808) was a slave in the Cape Colony (now South Africa). Working as a tailor,[1] he led a slave rebellion on 27 October 1808, in which over 300 slaves participated.[2] The rebellion failed and 47 people were put on trial. Twenty, including van Mauritius, were sentenced to death.[3]
An artwork commemorating the 200th anniversary of the rebellion was commissioned by the City of Cape Town and is on display in Church Square, near the old Slave Lodge in Cape Town.[4]
References
edit- ^ Alpers, Edward A. (2006). Resisting Bondage in Indian Ocean Africa and Asia. Routledge. p. 13. ISBN 978-0415771511.
- ^ Morris, Michael; Linnegar John (2004). Every Step of the Way: The Journey to Freedom in South Africa. Human Sciences Research Council. p. 55. ISBN 978-0796920614.
- ^ "Slave rebellion at the Cape led by Louis of Mauritius. Over 300 slaves and Khoi Khoi servants from outlying farms marched on Cape Town demanding their freedom". South African History Online. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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