Also known as: Council of Peace & Union, Coalition of Saint-Marc (1792)
Last updated: April 26, 2026
The Council of Peace and Union was the mixed-race political body formed at Saint-Marc in April 1792 under Pierre Pinchinat's leadership, allying free men of color with conservative white planters in the West Province. It became a powerful rival to the all-white Colonial Assembly at Cap-Français and was one of the first experiments in mixed-race revolutionary governance. The council must be distinguished from both the all-white Saint-Marc assembly of 1790 and the later counter-revolutionary Saint-Marc coalition of 1793.
Connected to the broader South Province political network of concordats and alliances.
Council of Peace and Union
Participated in the council and concordat politics of the West Province during his first commissioner phase, mediating between white factions and gens de couleur leadership.
Involved in the free-colored peace negotiations with colonial authorities
The council existed in tension with the colonial assembly until its dissolution in October 1792
Council of Peace and Union
Council of Peace and Union
Council of Peace and Union
Croix-des-Bouquets was part of the same West Province political network
The council converted free-colored military strength into political power
The council was a key institution in the pre-emancipation political history of the revolution
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