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From shipmates to soldiers : emerging Black identities in the Río de la Plata /

This book analyzes the lives of Africans and their descendants in Montevideo and Buenos Aires from the late colonial era to the first decades of independence.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Borucki, Alex (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2015.
Series:Diálogos (Albuquerque, N.M.)
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : Slavery, War, and Abolition in the Río de la Plata
  • The Foundation of the Black Population of the Río de la Plata, 1777-1839
  • Shipmate Networks and African Identities, 1760-1810
  • Leadership and Networks in Black Militias, Confraternities, and Tambos
  • A Plan of Their Own? Black Battalions and Caudillo Politics in Uruguay
  • African-Based Associations, Candombe , and the Day of Kings, 1830-1860
  • Jacinto Ventura de Molina, a Black Letrado of Montevideo, 1766-1841.