The contemporary testimonies about these events are incomplete and somewhat contradictory. The final judgment of the judicial process, published in August 1810, would consider this merely a case of runaway slaves and impose relatively light penalties on the culprits. However, this was probably a political decision aimed at downplaying the events. In contrast, the latest study on this matter (Reis 2021) sustains that it was indeed a true revolt, as the simultaneous occurrence of several collective escapes, the large number of slaves involved (300+), and the fact that almost all were of the Hausa ethnicity, suggest the existence of planning, organization, and leadership. It might have even been an attempt to carry out the failed 1807 Hausa conspiracy. As for the facts, the first collective escape occurred on December 26, 1808, near Jaguaripe and Nazaré, in the Recôncavo region of Bahia, gathering more than 40 slaves from the region’s plantations and small farms. A week later, on January 4, a second, more spectacular escape occurred in the city of Salvador, involving around 150 slaves who marched to Paripe, on the way to the Recôncavo, where they entrenched themselves. The quick reaction of the local militias and troops sent from Salvador defeated the insurgent slaves, killing and wounding some, while most were arrested. Those who escaped wandered through the woods until they were eventually captured for the most part. Even though the culprits were ordered to be expelled from the captaincy of Bahia, the rebellious temper of the enslaved Africans of Hausa ethnicity and Islamic faith would soon lead to new revolts, the most important being that of 1814.