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Abdaraya Toya "Victoria Montou" (Circa 1739–1805) was a Dahomey warrior and freedom fighter in the army of Jean-Jacques Dessalines during the Haitian Revolution. Before the Revolution she and Dessalines had been enslaved on the same estate, and the two remained close throughout her life, with Dessalines calling her his aunt.
Toya, née au Bénin, fut une esclave à Saint-Domingue et la tante de Jean-Jacques Dessalines. Elle participa à la révolte haïtienne et fut nommée duchesse impériale par Dessalines en 1805.
16. Mai 2023 · Learn about Victoria Montou, a Dahomey warrior who fought for freedom and independence in Haiti. She was a close ally of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the first ruler of Haiti, and received a state funeral after her death.
8. März 2022 · Victoria Montou, also known as "Gran Toya" and "Adbaraya Toya" is regarded as one of the founding mothers of the Republic of Haiti. Freedom fighter and healer, Victoria was abducted from her native Dahomey Empire (a West-African empire that existed between the 17th and early 20th century, now modern-day Benin).
12. März 2019 · Victoria Montou, also known as Adbaraya Toya, was a soldier and healer from Dahomey who was enslaved and brought to Haiti. She trained Jean Jacques Dessalines, the leader of the 1791 Haitian Revolution, and became a military leader herself.
- Elizabeth Ofosuah Johnson
Victoria Montou known as "Toya" was a fighter in Jean-Jacques Dessalines army during the Haitian Revolution. She had served as a warrior for the Empire of Dahomey in Africa before she was shipped as a slave to Haiti. She soon escaped the plantation and some report that she agreed to rescue a newborn baby and train him in battle skills she ...
Victoria Montou, dite Toya, ou encore Tante Toya est la Tante de Jean-Jacques Dessalines, sa tutrice, la seule parente connue de son vivant, retenue par l’histoire. Elle est originaire de Dahomey, esclave sur l’habitation de Cahos, puis sur l'habitation caféière Henri Duclos, et enfin sur l'habitation Déluger avant de devenir plus tard ...
