This collection consists of documents related to slavery, Africans and Afro-Descendants in the province of Matanzas. The material is mostly correspondence on subjects such as the arrival of slaves, runaway slaves, slave revolts, crimes committed by slaves and abolition. The original records cover the dates 1770-1886.
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Document related to an African slave
Document related to an African slave. The original record is dated July 1790. ... -
File of slaver Santa Ines
File of slaver Santa Ines. The original file is dated November 1819. ... -
File on the ending of all taxations to slaves arriving from Africa
File on the ending of all taxations to slaves arriving from Africa. The original file covers the dates July-August 1829. ... -
File on a Spanish vessel suspected of dealing with illegal slave landings
File on a Spanish vessel suspected of dealing with illegal slave landings. The original file is dated July 1843. ... -
Order to stop illegal slave landings
Order to stop illegal slave landings. The original file is dated February 1852. ... -
File of inquires on the landing of African slaves near Hatibonico river
File of inquires on the landing of African slaves near Hatibonico river. The original file is dated April 1856. ... -
Printed orders on the repression of the slave trade
Printed orders on the repression of the slave trade. The original file is dated July 1861. ... -
Draft of the orders given to Capitanes Pedaneos to avoid slave trading...
Draft of the orders given to Capitanes Pedaneos to avoid slave trading activities. The original file is dated January ?. ... -
"Note on Juana, a slave detained with another 78 African slaves near the...
Note on Juana, a slave detained with another 78 African slaves near the coast. The original file is undated. ... -
Statistics on slaves and free blacks
Statistics on slaves and free blacks. The original file is dated November 1817. ... -
Reglamento de Cimarrones 1846
Reglamento de Cimarrones 1846. The original file is dated December 1845. ... -
File on the case made by D. Joaquin Oliva asking about the reimbursement of...
File on the case made by D. Joaquin Oliva asking about the reimbursement of money paid for the detention of his runaway slave. The original file covers the dates June-December 1850. ... -
File on runaway slaves in Limonar
File on runaway slaves in Limonar. The original file covers the dates June 1825-March 1842. ... -
Printed document on the failed slave revolt in Guamacaro
Printed document on the failed slave revolt in Guamacaro. The original document is dated July 1830. ... -
Measures taken by O’Donnell to prohibit cockfighting among slaves
Measures taken by O’Donnell to prohibit cockfighting among slaves. The original file covers the dates February-June 1844. ...
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