[Registration Document for an Enslaved Woman in Puerto Rico]
by [Puerto Rico]
- Used
- near fine
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Cambalache, Arecibo, Puerto Rico: Padrón de Esclavos, Isla de Puerto Rico, 1868. Ephemera. Near Fine. A registration document for a 29-year-old enslaved woman who lived on the north coast of Puerto Rico.
In 1867, in response to the American Civil War and abolitionist movements in the Spanish colonies, the Spanish crown began to limit the trade in slaves. One of the first steps was the establishment of a registry, of which this is an example of the owner's copy. These documents, providing a physical description, ownership, parentage, and children of the enslaved person in Puerto Rico, were needed by enslavers to sell their slaves.
The Spanish government's goal was to inhibit the importation of new slaves-enslaved persons not registered in 1868 could be taken from their enslavers. Slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico in 1873, but the freed slaves had to work to compensate their former owners.
Roughly 9 by 6 inches. Partially printed document. See Diaz Soles, Historia de la esclavitud negra de Puerto Rico, pp. 138ff. A near fine copy. The handwriting a bit hard to decipher.
In 1867, in response to the American Civil War and abolitionist movements in the Spanish colonies, the Spanish crown began to limit the trade in slaves. One of the first steps was the establishment of a registry, of which this is an example of the owner's copy. These documents, providing a physical description, ownership, parentage, and children of the enslaved person in Puerto Rico, were needed by enslavers to sell their slaves.
The Spanish government's goal was to inhibit the importation of new slaves-enslaved persons not registered in 1868 could be taken from their enslavers. Slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico in 1873, but the freed slaves had to work to compensate their former owners.
Roughly 9 by 6 inches. Partially printed document. See Diaz Soles, Historia de la esclavitud negra de Puerto Rico, pp. 138ff. A near fine copy. The handwriting a bit hard to decipher.
Details
- Seller
- Downtown Brown Books, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 133
- Title
- [Registration Document for an Enslaved Woman in Puerto Rico]
- Author
- [Puerto Rico]
- Format/Binding
- Ephemera
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Padrón de Esclavos, Isla de Puerto Rico
- Place of Publication
- Cambalache, Arecibo, Puerto Rico
- Date Published
- 1868
- Keywords
- misc06
- Bookseller catalogs
- AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICANA; LATIN AMERICA;
Terms of Sale
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