(SLAVERY BRAZIL) Manoel Porcino dos Santos Unpublished poem

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(SLAVERY--BRAZIL.) Manoel Porcino dos Santos. Unpublished poem titled "Treze de Maio," dedicated to Princess Isabel. Manuscript Signed, 2 pages, 17 x 10½ inches, plus cover letter of the same size addressed to the Princess Imperial; horizontal fold, minor wear and toning. Bahia, Brazil, 16 September 1888

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This poem was written to commemorate the historic date of 13 May 1888, when Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil, signed the "Golden Law" abolishing slavery in the last country where it was practiced. It was written by a lieutenant of the National Guard, who in his cover letter "wishes to express to Your Highness the great satisfaction that seized his spirit by the decree of 13 May that redeemed millions of Brazilians from captivity" (in translation).