Also known as: Concordats of 1791, West Province concordats, Concordat of September 7, Concordat of September 11, General concordat of October 25
Last updated: April 26, 2026
The West Province concordats were the series of 1791 settlements between white authorities and the gens de couleur around Port-au-Prince: the Croix-des-Bouquets accord of September 7, the Port-au-Prince concordat of September 11 negotiated by Pierre Pinchinat, and the general concordat at Damiens on October 25, which made equality language more explicit. Military pressure after the Battle of Pernier pushed whites toward concessions, but the settlements were fragile: whites still feared armed Black auxiliaries, and the resulting compromise fed directly into the betrayal of the Suisses and the affair of November 21, 1791.
West Province Concordats 1791
The decree arrived in the colony during the same autumn 1791 crisis as the concordats
The battle's outcome deepened the crisis that produced the West Province concordats
West Province Concordats 1791
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