The occupation of Havana : war, trade, and slavery in the Atlantic world /

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In 1762, British forces mobilized more than 230 ships and 26,000 soldiers, sailors, and enslaved Africans to attack Havana, one of the wealthiest and most populous ports in the Americas. They met fierce resistance. Spanish soldiers and local militias in Cuba, along with enslaved Africans who were pr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schneider, Elena Andrea, 1977- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Williamsburg, Virginia : Chapel Hill : Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture ; University of North Carolina Press, [2018]
Temas:
1700-1799
Black people > Cuba > Social conditions > History > 18th century.
Anglo-Spanish War, 1739-1748 > Campaigns > West Indies.
Slave trade > Cuba > History.
Esclaves > Commerce > Cuba > Histoire.
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
HISTORY > Latin America > General.
Black people > Social conditions.
Military campaigns.
Slave trade.
Cuba > History > British occupation, 1762-1763.
Havana (Cuba) > History > Siege, 1762.
West Indies > History > 1756-1763.
Cuba > Histoire > 1762-1763 (Occupation britannique)
Antilles > Histoire > 1756-1763.
Cuba.
Cuba > Havana.
West Indies.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Imagining the conquest: a deep history of British plots against Havana
  • Havana at the crossroads: war, trade, and slavery, circa 1700-1762
  • A city under siege: the battle for Havana
  • "la dominación inglesa": eleven months of British rule
  • Spanish reoccupation: new beginnings after Havana's return
  • Consequences: memories of the siege on an island transformed.

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