Slave families and the hato economy in Puerto Rico
This book approaches Caribbean slavery by emphasizing the importance of the hato (herding) economy on Puerto Rico rather than sugar and tobacco production. The author makes use of extensive Catholic parish records.
| Autor principal: | |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Gainesville :
University Press of Florida
[2015]
|
| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
|
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b34728211*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- An overview of the hato economy
- Demography and slaveholding in the hato economy
- The African slave trade, 1660-1815
- Until death do us part: marriage among slaves
- A self-sustaining population: the family life of slaves
- Conclusion: the emergence of an Afro-Puerto Rican community.
