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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
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Spanish Paleography Digital Teaching and Learning Tool
Manuscritos
Manuscript No. 007
29/3/1503
Manuscript No. 008
15/2/1504
Manuscript No. 015
22/1/1518
Manuscript No. 017
1519
Manuscript No. 021
27/12/1523
Manuscript No. 024
06/4/1528
Manuscript No. 026
10/4/1530
Manuscript No. 027
20/11/1536
Manuscript No. 029
03/2/1537
Manuscript No. 030
03/2/1537
Manuscript No. 034
24/4/1545
Manuscript No. 035
24/4/1545
Manuscript No. 037
08/10/1558
Manuscript No. 039
22/4/1579
Manuscript No. 040
09/10/1594
Manuscript No. 043
1519
Manuscript No. 048
2/1556
Manuscript No. 050
14/7/1544
Manuscript No. 051
24/1/1557
Manuscript No. 055
30/4/1547
Manuscript No. 062
1553