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Slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico on March 22, 1873. An obelisk with a statue of a free Black man, created by the artist Víctor Cott, honors that decree. It was inaugurated in 1956 during the administration of Mayor Andrés Grillasca Salas and restored in 2006 during the administration of Mayor Francisco Zayas Seijo.
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Ponce, Puerto Rico · United States
