Tignon Law of 1786

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:law
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1786
gptkbp:effect mandated head coverings
gptkbp:enactedBy Governor Esteban Rodríguez Miró
gptkbp:historicalName Spanish colonial rule in Louisiana
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tignon Law of 1786
gptkbp:legacy influenced Creole fashion
symbol of resistance and identity
gptkbp:location gptkb:Spanish_Louisiana
gptkbp:purpose regulate dress of women of African descent
gptkbp:relatedGroup free women of color
enslaved women
gptkbp:requires women of African descent to wear tignons
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tignon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7