Historian Discusses Móric Beňovský's Involvement in Slave Trade and Slovak Colonial Links

An Africanist, Trnovec, highlights Móric Beňovský's participation in the slave trade and discusses the connections between Slovak history and colonialism, challenging the popular image of Beňovský as the 'King of Madagascar'.

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Móric Beňovský sa zapojil do obchodu s otrokmi, aj slovenské dejiny súvisia s kolonializmom, vraví afrikanista Trnovec

Narodil sa vo Vrbovom pri Piešťanoch, zomrel na Madagaskare. Móric Beňovský († 1786) je pre verejnosť známy ako kráľ Madagaskaru, hoci tento ostrov sa mu nepodarilo zjednotiť ani ovládnuť. V roku 1769 sa zapojil do protiruského povstania v Poľsku, no zajali ho a poslali do vyhnanstva na Kamčatku. Podarilo sa mu však utiecť a oboplávať polovicu sveta. Nasledovala jeho […]

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Historian Discusses Móric Beňovský's Involvement in Slave Trade and Slovak Colonial Links

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Móric Beňovský sa zapojil do obchodu s otrokmi, aj slovenské dejiny súvisia s kolonializmom, vraví afrikanista Trnovec

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