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industries in Puerto Rico. During the 18th century, as gold mining ceased to be one of the major industries in Puerto Rico, slaves worked mostly in coffee plantations and sugar cane fields. By royal proclamation slavery was abolished on 22 March 1873.
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and the addition of the statue to stand at the base of the obelisk, in front of it. The sculpture of the freed slave is the work of Victor Cott Negrón. The obelisk is built in marble and has a metal tip.
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In 1874, a year after the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico, a group of citizens built a small park in memory of the historic event. In 1880
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were instrumental in creating the concept for a park dedicated to commemorating the abolition of slavery, the only such memorial in the
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of the freed slave that accentuates and gives instance to the occasion. Immediately north of the obelisk is the outdoors
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The monument is located on
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dedicated as a remembrance of the abolition of slavery. The monument consists of an
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