History
Sarda Garriga
Proclaimed the abolition of slavery in 1848
abolition / administration
Biography
Joseph Napoléon Sarda Garriga was appointed Commissioner General of the Republic by the provisional government of 1848 and tasked with implementing the abolition of slavery in Réunion. He arrived on the island on 13 October 1848. His decree of 18 October set the date of actual emancipation as 20 December 1848, when some 62,000 people held in slavery became legally free. This date has been at the heart of Réunion's memory ever since.
Contribution
Implemented the abolition of slavery in Réunion; decree of 18 October 1848 setting actual emancipation for 20 December.
Sources (1)
- https://www.portail-esclavage-reunion.fr/documentaires/abolition-de-l-esclavage/chronologie-des-abolitions/
