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The Haitian Revolution
In Our Time: History
The Sontenax Declaration of Emancipation in Santa Maguire
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A French commissioner comes from Paris to try and take charge of the situation in Santa Maguire. In 1793, he arrives at this guy called Sontenax - a radical Republican from France. He quickly comes to the realization that the only way the French are going to reestablish control is by offering freedom for those who fight for them. That becomes very quickly morphs into a general declaration of emancipation on behalf of all people fighting for France. It had a massive impact. And what did they do? I've bumbled it. Well, there's a reason why L'Overture swapped sides with the Spanish. Why? Because he was fighting against French Republicans who had been
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