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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
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Spanish Paleography Digital Teaching and Learning Tool
Manuscritos
Manuscript No. 001
22/7/1497
Manuscript No. 002
1501
Manuscript No. 004
05/9/1501
Manuscript No. 005
16/9/1501
Manuscript No. 006
02/3/1518
Manuscript No. 007
29/3/1503
Manuscript No. 008
15/2/1504
Manuscript No. 009
15/9/1501
Manuscript No. 011
20/11/1505
Manuscript No. 012
23/10/1511
Manuscript No. 013
14/3/1513
Manuscript No. 014
15/6/1515
Manuscript No. 015
22/1/1518
Manuscript No. 017
1519
Manuscript No. 018
20/8/1520
Manuscript No. 020
13/11/1522
Manuscript No. 021
27/12/1523
Manuscript No. 022
28/6/1527
Manuscript No. 023
24/10/1527
Manuscript No. 024
06/4/1528
Manuscript No. 025
30/3/1528
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. 031
08/4/1538
Manuscript No. 032
10/4/1538
Manuscript No. 033
03/9/1539
Manuscript No. 034
24/4/1545
Manuscript No. 035
24/4/1545
Manuscript No. 036
05/12/1553
Manuscript No. 037
08/10/1558
Manuscript No. 038
14/12/1575
Manuscript No. 039
22/4/1579
Manuscript No. 040
09/10/1594
Manuscript No. 042
22/1/1510
Manuscript No. 043
1519
Manuscript No. 044
13/8/1555
Manuscript No. 045
15/2/1528
Manuscript No. 046
07/7/1544
Manuscript No. 047
11/11/1576
Manuscript No. 048
2/1556
Manuscript No. 049
12/5/1605
Manuscript No. 050
14/7/1544
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. 054
15/9/1519
Manuscript No. 055
30/4/1547
Manuscript No. 057
21/10/1594
Manuscript No. 058
1568
Manuscript No. 060
1497
Manuscript No. 062
1553
Manuscript No. 063
1555
Manuscript No. 065
21/7/1511
Manuscript No. 066
06/7/1511
Manuscript No. 067
03/5/1509
Manuscript No. 068
16/10/1501
Manuscript No. 069
02/7/1580
Manuscript No. 070
10/4/1538