Since I saw so many foreigners know Dubrovnik only because of

the GOT franchise I want to share interesting fact about this wonderful town ! ❤️

Dubrovnik slave ban is one of the first recorded in history. England banned slaves in 1569, while United States did so in 1865. Interestingly enough, the statues of Korcula that neighbours Dubrovnik forbade this trade is early as 1214.

The slavery ban was issued on January 27th 1416 by these words:

“We believe that trade of slaves is a practice most horrendous, vile, damned and inhuman. It is also no small infamy that brings bad reputation to our city. The slave trade makes human being, created in the image of our Creator, a good of sale as if he or she is a numb animal. Therefore we declare that no resident of Dubrovnik or stranger that arrives should dare or consider trading slaves, no matter their gender.”