1. Francisca: A Indian Slave By Jacob Cummins

2. In 1739 an Indian slave woman of the city of Belem do Para was persuaded by her lover to petition the Portuguese colonial authorities for her freedom. Petition for Freedom

3. The case had been based on the fact that she had been illegally enslaved in the back countries many years before. illegal slave

4. With the help of the Public Defender of the Belem she assembled a number of reliable witnesses to prove her reasons. In the end the case was unsuccessful and she remained a slave. Failure in the court