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La Presencia Africana en la República Dominicana
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About First Blacks
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Content and purpose
Structure
A silenced history
Credits
Thanks and acknowledgements
The archival manuscripts
The maps in this website
An almost total lack of iconography
Urgent need for more research
Arrival
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Introduction
Both free and enslaved blacks arrived since early on
Ladinos and bozales
"Legal" and "illegal" slave trade
The sugar business accelerated the arrival of blacks
Official slave trade diminished in La Española after the 1560s
A black majority in La Española by the end of 16th century
Demographics
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The growth of the black population in La Española in the 1500s
Economy
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The fundamental role of blacks in La Española's economy
Resistance
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A century between resistance and adaptation
Manumission
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Manumission as a tool of slavery
Women
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Black women, present in La Española as early as black men
Resources
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Archival sources
Glossary
Bibliography
Timeline
Maps
Image Gallery
Videos
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Spanish Paleography Digital Teaching and Learning Tool
Manuscritos
Manuscript No. 001
22/7/1497
Manuscript No. 002
1501
Manuscript No. 006
02/3/1518
Manuscript No. 025
30/3/1528
Manuscript No. 063
1555
Manuscript No. 070
10/4/1538