Tula and his Legacy, the 1795 Uprising in Curaçao

A lecture by drs. Jeanne Henriquez

island
Curaçao
category
Intangible heritage
type of material
Film/video and Lecture
target group
General public
language
English
author/maker
Jeanne Henriquez

A lecture by drs. Jeanne Henriquez: historian, educator, activist and director of Museo Tula (the Tula Museum). 
Foundation ‘Ons Suriname’ invited drs. Jeanne Henriquez, for a lecture on the uprising in Curaçao in 1795, led by Tula. The debate on this revolt centers itself around the question if it was planned or not. Drs. Henriquez will shed light on the resistance movement that emerged immediately after the uprising, and the enduring impact of Tula’s legacy in the 20th and 21st centuries.