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Memorial in homage to Delgrès - Basse Terre

Address: 
Fort Delgrès
97100 Basse-Terre
Guadeloupe
Telephone: 
International: +590 5 90 81 37 48 (landline); National: 05 90 81 37 48 (landline)
Management type: 
Memorials
Type: 
Memorials
Site overview: 
Located near the Fort Delgrès, the memorial Louis Delgrès was erected during the bicentennial of the rebellion, in 2002. The megalithic sculpture pays tribute to one of the leaders of the Rebellion, Louis Delgrès.
Keywords: 
Commemoration
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupean identity
Memorial project
Memories of slavery
Slave ancestry