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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
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Spanish Paleography Digital Teaching and Learning Tool
Manuscritos
Manuscript No. 012
23/10/1511
Manuscript No. 014
15/6/1515
Manuscript No. 020
13/11/1522
Manuscript No. 022
28/6/1527
Manuscript No. 023
24/10/1527
Manuscript No. 038
14/12/1575
Manuscript No. 039
22/4/1579
Manuscript No. 040
09/10/1594
Manuscript No. 044
13/8/1555
Manuscript No. 045
15/2/1528
Manuscript No. 049
12/5/1605
Manuscript No. 053 - Part 01
16/12/1575
Manuscript No. 053 - Part 02
16/12/1575
Manuscript No. 053 - Part 03
16/12/1575
Manuscript No. 053 - Part 04
16/12/1575
Manuscript No. 053 - Part 05
16/12/1575
Manuscript No. 053 - Part 06
16/12/1575
Manuscript No. 053 - Part 07
16/12/1575
Manuscript No. 053 - Part 08
16/12/1575
Manuscript No. 053 - Part 09
16/12/1575
Manuscript No. 053 - Part 10
16/12/1575
Manuscript No. 053 - Part 11
16/12/1575
Manuscript No. 057
21/10/1594
Manuscript No. 065
21/7/1511
Manuscript No. 066
06/7/1511
Manuscript No. 067
03/5/1509