What the records say
- When
- 29 Jun 1749
- Kind
- Rebellion
- Coordinates
- 35.90° N, 14.51° E
- Description
- 1749 Muslim slave revolt in Malta
1749 Muslim slave revolt plot in Malta
Failed assassination plot and slave rebellion in Malta
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 the capture of Malta by the Ottoman Empire in June 1749.
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