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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. 003
1500
Manuscript No. 004
05/9/1501
Manuscript No. 005
16/9/1501
Manuscript No. 011
20/11/1505
Manuscript No. 013
14/3/1513
Manuscript No. 032
10/4/1538
Manuscript No. 033
03/9/1539
Manuscript No. 036
05/12/1553
Manuscript No. 037
08/10/1558
Manuscript No. 038
14/12/1575
Manuscript No. 042
22/1/1510
Manuscript No. 060
1497
Manuscript No. 065
21/7/1511
Manuscript No. 067
03/5/1509
Manuscript No. 068
16/10/1501