Devonshire Castle Monument
Location: Devonshire Castle, Essequibo CoastClassification: Commemorative MonumentPeriod/Year Built: 1985Historical Background / Description:The Devonshire Castle Monument is located in the community...
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Location:<\/strong> La Belle Alliance, Essequibo Coast (Image and information courtesy of the National Trust of Guyana.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n (Image and information courtesy of the National Trust of Guyana.)<\/p>\n","post_title":"East Indian Settlement Monument","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"east-indian-settlement-monument","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-03-05 00:28:25","post_modified_gmt":"2025-03-05 00:28:25","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/logix123.com\/eldorado2\/?p=652534","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":652530,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2025-03-05 00:21:34","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-05 00:21:34","post_content":"\n Location:<\/strong> La Belle Alliance, Essequibo Coast (Image and information courtesy of the National Trust of Guyana.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Location: <\/strong>Bush Lot, Essequibo Coast 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00:21:34","post_date_gmt":"2025-03-05 00:21:34","post_content":"\n Location:<\/strong> La Belle Alliance, Essequibo Coast (Image and information courtesy of the National Trust of Guyana.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Location: Devonshire Castle, Essequibo CoastClassification: Commemorative MonumentPeriod/Year Built: 1985Historical Background / Description:The Devonshire Castle Monument is located in the community... Location: Bush Lot, Essequibo CoastClassification: Commemorative MonumentPeriod/Year Built: UnknownHistorical Background / Description:The East Indian Settlement Monument is located on the... Location: La Belle Alliance, Essequibo CoastClassification: Commemorative MonumentPeriod/Year Built: 1986Historical background/description:Damon’s Cross is located in the La Belle Alliance cemetery... About Us Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Developed and Maintained by LOGIX. © 2025 The El Dorado Beacon. All Rights Reserved.
Classification:<\/strong> Commemorative Monument
Period\/Year Built:<\/strong> 1986
Historical background\/description:
<\/strong>Damon\u2019s Cross is located in the La Belle Alliance cemetery on the Essequibo Coast; it was unveiled on August 9, 1986. It is located on the site where Damon, a domestic servant from Plantation Richmond, along with hundreds of servants, rose in defiance of plantation owner Mr. Charles Bean. The standoff, which began on August 3, 1834, lasted 10 days and was caused when Mr. Bean, along with other planters, killed approximately 30-60 hogs (pigs) that belonged to the labourers on his Richmond plantation.
Damon, along with the other servants, was charged with inciting a riot. Damon was sentenced to death; however, other leaders such as Adonis and Chance, also of Plantation Richmond; Billy, attached to Plantation Exmouth; Fothergill, attached to La Belle Alliance; Frederick, attached to Plantation Devonshire Castle; and Peter, attached to Plantation Coffee Grove, were sentenced to receive 200 lashes on their backs, but some only received 100 lashes. Mr. Bean was the owner of most of the plantations the apprentices originated from.
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Classification:<\/strong> Commemorative Monument
Period\/Year Built:<\/strong> 1986
Historical background\/description:
<\/strong>Damon\u2019s Cross is located in the La Belle Alliance cemetery on the Essequibo Coast; it was unveiled on August 9, 1986. It is located on the site where Damon, a domestic servant from Plantation Richmond, along with hundreds of servants, rose in defiance of plantation owner Mr. Charles Bean. The standoff, which began on August 3, 1834, lasted 10 days and was caused when Mr. Bean, along with other planters, killed approximately 30-60 hogs (pigs) that belonged to the labourers on his Richmond plantation.
Damon, along with the other servants, was charged with inciting a riot. Damon was sentenced to death; however, other leaders such as Adonis and Chance, also of Plantation Richmond; Billy, attached to Plantation Exmouth; Fothergill, attached to La Belle Alliance; Frederick, attached to Plantation Devonshire Castle; and Peter, attached to Plantation Coffee Grove, were sentenced to receive 200 lashes on their backs, but some only received 100 lashes. Mr. Bean was the owner of most of the plantations the apprentices originated from.
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Classification: <\/strong>Commemorative Monument
Period\/Year Built:<\/strong> Unknown
Historical Background \/ Description:
<\/strong>The East Indian Settlement Monument is located on the all-weather road in Bush Lot, Essequibo Coast, approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) from Anna Regina. The monument was built in commemoration of the first group of East Indian immigrants who arrived in the region and were stationed at Anna Regina in May 1838. Bush Lot was chosen as the site of the monument because of the 90 East Indian indentured immigrant families who settled in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Classification:<\/strong> Commemorative Monument
Period\/Year Built:<\/strong> 1986
Historical background\/description:
<\/strong>Damon\u2019s Cross is located in the La Belle Alliance cemetery on the Essequibo Coast; it was unveiled on August 9, 1986. It is located on the site where Damon, a domestic servant from Plantation Richmond, along with hundreds of servants, rose in defiance of plantation owner Mr. Charles Bean. The standoff, which began on August 3, 1834, lasted 10 days and was caused when Mr. Bean, along with other planters, killed approximately 30-60 hogs (pigs) that belonged to the labourers on his Richmond plantation.
Damon, along with the other servants, was charged with inciting a riot. Damon was sentenced to death; however, other leaders such as Adonis and Chance, also of Plantation Richmond; Billy, attached to Plantation Exmouth; Fothergill, attached to La Belle Alliance; Frederick, attached to Plantation Devonshire Castle; and Peter, attached to Plantation Coffee Grove, were sentenced to receive 200 lashes on their backs, but some only received 100 lashes. Mr. Bean was the owner of most of the plantations the apprentices originated from.
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Classification: <\/strong>Commemorative Monument
Period\/Year Built:<\/strong> Unknown
Historical Background \/ Description:
<\/strong>The East Indian Settlement Monument is located on the all-weather road in Bush Lot, Essequibo Coast, approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) from Anna Regina. The monument was built in commemoration of the first group of East Indian immigrants who arrived in the region and were stationed at Anna Regina in May 1838. Bush Lot was chosen as the site of the monument because of the 90 East Indian indentured immigrant families who settled in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Classification:<\/strong> Commemorative Monument
Period\/Year Built:<\/strong> 1986
Historical background\/description:
<\/strong>Damon\u2019s Cross is located in the La Belle Alliance cemetery on the Essequibo Coast; it was unveiled on August 9, 1986. It is located on the site where Damon, a domestic servant from Plantation Richmond, along with hundreds of servants, rose in defiance of plantation owner Mr. Charles Bean. The standoff, which began on August 3, 1834, lasted 10 days and was caused when Mr. Bean, along with other planters, killed approximately 30-60 hogs (pigs) that belonged to the labourers on his Richmond plantation.
Damon, along with the other servants, was charged with inciting a riot. Damon was sentenced to death; however, other leaders such as Adonis and Chance, also of Plantation Richmond; Billy, attached to Plantation Exmouth; Fothergill, attached to La Belle Alliance; Frederick, attached to Plantation Devonshire Castle; and Peter, attached to Plantation Coffee Grove, were sentenced to receive 200 lashes on their backs, but some only received 100 lashes. Mr. Bean was the owner of most of the plantations the apprentices originated from.
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Classification:<\/strong> Commemorative Monument
Period\/Year Built:<\/strong> 1985
Historical Background \/ Description:
<\/strong>The Devonshire Castle Monument is located in the community of Devonshire Castle, some 8 kilometres (5 miles) from the town of Anna Regina on the Essequibo Coast. It was built in memory of the East Indian indentured servants: Kaulica, Beccaroo, Maxidally, Baldeo, and Auckloo, who were killed in the Devonshire Castle Strike of 1872. The monument was unveiled on September 29, 1985, on the 113th anniversary of the strike by Mr. William Badar. It was rehabilitated on September 29, 2000, by the National Trust of Guyana.
The Devonshire Castle Strike of 1872 was the first major protest in which indentured servants protested against the unfair systems that were being used to exploit them. The estate workers were dissatisfied with the working conditions on the sugar plantation and complained bitterly about the unfair manner the indentured system was managed. Their complaints included poor wages, long hours of work, administrative abuse, the manner in which tasks were assigned to them, and the numerous deductions from their pay.
On September 29, 1872, they staged the strike action, which was initially ignored by the estate management, but the servants persisted, and an inquiry was called by the magistracy in nearby Plantation Danielstown. The labourers refused to appear at the hearing, since they believed that their concerns would not be genuinely addressed. Instead, they armed themselves with hackia sticks and swarmed the overseer\u2019s compound in an angry, threatening manner, and the police were invited to \u201cquell\u201d the disturbance.
Accompanied by the Stipendiary Magistrate, 24 armed police officers arrived on the scene, and the Riot Act was read, and the servants were asked to disperse. The workers remained adamant, which led the police to move closer towards them in hope that they would retreat. The workers continued with their protest, and a gunshot was accidentally fired, which led the police to believe that an order was given to open fire. This led to the deaths of Kaulica, Beccaroo, Maxidally, Baldeo, and Auckloo and the wounding of many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Classification: <\/strong>Commemorative Monument
Period\/Year Built:<\/strong> Unknown
Historical Background \/ Description:
<\/strong>The East Indian Settlement Monument is located on the all-weather road in Bush Lot, Essequibo Coast, approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) from Anna Regina. The monument was built in commemoration of the first group of East Indian immigrants who arrived in the region and were stationed at Anna Regina in May 1838. Bush Lot was chosen as the site of the monument because of the 90 East Indian indentured immigrant families who settled in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Classification:<\/strong> Commemorative Monument
Period\/Year Built:<\/strong> 1986
Historical background\/description:
<\/strong>Damon\u2019s Cross is located in the La Belle Alliance cemetery on the Essequibo Coast; it was unveiled on August 9, 1986. It is located on the site where Damon, a domestic servant from Plantation Richmond, along with hundreds of servants, rose in defiance of plantation owner Mr. Charles Bean. The standoff, which began on August 3, 1834, lasted 10 days and was caused when Mr. Bean, along with other planters, killed approximately 30-60 hogs (pigs) that belonged to the labourers on his Richmond plantation.
Damon, along with the other servants, was charged with inciting a riot. Damon was sentenced to death; however, other leaders such as Adonis and Chance, also of Plantation Richmond; Billy, attached to Plantation Exmouth; Fothergill, attached to La Belle Alliance; Frederick, attached to Plantation Devonshire Castle; and Peter, attached to Plantation Coffee Grove, were sentenced to receive 200 lashes on their backs, but some only received 100 lashes. Mr. Bean was the owner of most of the plantations the apprentices originated from.
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