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Slaves' Prison
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The Slaves' Prison officially known as the Grand Prison and colloquially as the bagnio, was a prison in Valletta, Malta. It was established in the late 16th century, and remained in use as a prison th
View of the Slaves' Prison on the centre-left
View of the Slaves' Prison on the centre-left
The building as depicted in 1664 from the site of the Nuova Fontana, generally known as the Fountain of Neptune
The building as depicted in 1664 from the site of the Nuova Fontana, generally known as the Fountain of Neptune
View of Valletta from the Grand Harbour. The Slaves' Prison stood on the site now occupied by the large block of flats.
View of Valletta from the Grand Harbour. The Slaves' Prison stood on the site now occupied by the large block of flats.
Courtyard of flats
Courtyard of flats
1749 Muslim slave revolt plot in Malta
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The Conspiracy of the Slaves was a failed plot by Muslim slaves in Hospitaller Malta to rebel and assassinate Grand Master Manuel Pinto da Fonseca of the Order of St John, in an attempt to facilitate
Slaves' Prison
…ill land-bound slaves were treated. Sick galley slaves were not treated there but at the Great Magazine Ward of the nearby Sacra Infermeria. In the Conspiracy of the Slaves of 1749, slaves at the Grandmaster's Palace planned to revolt, free the other slaves from the Slaves' Prison, and take over Fort Saint Elmo and the…
The Grand Master's Palace – the location of the planned revolt – as photographed in 2014
The Grand Master's Palace – the location of the planned revolt – as photographed in 2014
Grand Master Manuel Pinto da Fonseca, as depicted in an 18th-century portrait by Pierre Bernard [fr]
Grand Master Manuel Pinto da Fonseca, as depicted in an 18th-century portrait by Pierre Bernard [fr]
Valletta's Palace Armoury – from where the slaves planned to arm themselves – as photographed by Horatio Agius, c. 1881
Valletta's Palace Armoury – from where the slaves planned to arm themselves – as photographed by Horatio Agius, c. 1881
Prison cell in the Castellania as photographed in 2016
Prison cell in the Castellania as photographed in 2016