 In 1853, Argentina fully abolished slavery with the Constitution of 1853.In Colombia, the Law of wombs was first passed by the government of Antioquia in 1814, but it was not until 1824 that the country accepted it.After years of laws that only purported a partial advancement towards abolition, President José Hilario López because of the growing popular unrest, pushed Congress to pass total abolition in May 21 of 1851.Former owners were compensated with government issued bonuses.