Día de la Abolición de la Esclavitud (Abolition of Slavery Day)
Puerto Rico’s Department of Education calendar lists 22 March as Día de la Abolición de la Esclavitud, the jurisdiction’s abolition-of-slavery observance.
Date and recurrence
22 March
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Puerto Rico / government holiday calendar. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Emancipation Day (Puerto Rico)
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
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Sources
- Puerto Rico Department of Education — school calendarPuerto Rico Government
Frequently asked questions
When is Día de la Abolición de la Esclavitud (Abolition of Slavery Day)?
22 March The stored recurrence guidance is: 22 March.
Does Día de la Abolición de la Esclavitud (Abolition of Slavery Day) fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Día de la Abolición de la Esclavitud (Abolition of Slavery Day) an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Puerto Rico / government holiday calendar. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Día de la Abolición de la Esclavitud (Abolition of Slavery Day)?
The stored designation basis is: Puerto Rico’s Department of Education calendar lists 22 March as Día de la Abolición de la Esclavitud, the jurisdiction’s abolition-of-slavery observance.. Supporting provenance includes Puerto Rico Department of Education — school calendar. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Día de la Abolición de la Esclavitud (Abolition of Slavery Day) international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to Puerto Rico. Its fuller verified scope is: Puerto Rico / government holiday calendar.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.
Other observances on March 22
These records also resolve to March 22, 2027 under the current authority data.
International Goof-off Day
Timeanddate and National Today both place International Goof-off Day on March 22.
National Goof Off Day
National Day Calendar and National Today independently place National Goof Off Day on March 22 each year.
National Sing Out Day
Holidays & Observances and EventGuide independently place National Sing Out Day on March 22.
World Water Day
A/RES/47/193