Tula (died 3 October 1795), also known as Tula Rigaud, was an African man enslaved on the island of

Curaçao Curaçao ( ; ; pap, Kòrsou, ), officially the Country of Curaçao ( nl, Land Curaçao; pap, Pais Kòrsou), is a Lesser Antilles island country in the southern Caribbean Sea and the Dutch Caribbean region, about north of the Venezuela coast ...

, in the

Dutch West Indies The Dutch Caribbean (historically known as the Dutch West Indies) are the territories, colonies, and countries, former and current, of the Dutch Empire and the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean Sea. They are in the north and south-wes ...

, who liberated himself and led the

Curaçao Slave Revolt of 1795 The Curaçao Slave Revolt of 1795 was a Slave rebellion, slave revolt in the Dutch Empire, Dutch colony of Curaçao, led by the enslaved man Tula (Curaçao), Tula. It resulted in a month-long conflict on the island between escapees and the coloni ...

. The revolt, which began on 17 August 1795, lasted for more than a month. He was executed on 3 October 1795. He is revered on Curaçao today as a fighter for human rights and independence. The

Tula Museum Tula may refer to: Geography Antarctica *Tula Mountains *Tula Point India *Tulā, a solar month in the traditional Indian calendar Iran * Tula, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province Italy * Tula, Sardinia, municipality (''comune'') in the pr ...

is a museum dedicated to Tula and his revolt, and is located in the Knip Plantation where the revolt started. The film '' Tula: The Revolt'' (2013) is based on Tula's life story.Home
Tula The Revolt. Retrieved on 6 May 2015.

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