Evangelization of Guyana : from Jesuit Missions to Spiritan Fathers (1650 – 1945)
In Guyana, as in the other colonies of the Americas, the evangelization of communities of Indigenous and formerly enslaved African people followed the development of colonial settlements from the mid-17th century to the m...
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Basse-Terre and Pointe-à-Pitre (1635-1945)
The spatial organization of the towns of Basse-Terre and Pointe-à-Pitre corresponds to the needs of colonial enterprise.
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Deportation and Penal Servitude in Guyane
During the Revolution and in the nineteenth century, Guyane’s history as a site of punishment stood in contradiction with the internal history of the colony.
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The abolition of slavery. 1848
In 1848, the provisional government abolished slavery but left many questions unanswered, notably those related to the indemnity provided to colonists as well as the fate of newly liberated individuals.
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