Under the flags of freedom : slave soldiers and the wars of independence in Spanish South America /

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During the wars for independence in Spanish South America (1808-1826), thousands of slaves enlisted under the promise of personal freedom and, in some cases, freedom for other family members. Blacks were recruited by opposing sides in these conflicts and their loyalties rested with whomever they bel...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Blanchard, Peter, 1946- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2008.
Series:Pitt Latin American series.
Subjects:
1800-1899
Soldiers, Black > South America > History > 19th century.
Enslaved persons > South America > History > 19th century.
Militaires noirs > Amérique du Sud > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Esclaves > Amérique du Sud > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > Latin America > General.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
HISTORY > General.
Enslaved persons.
Soldiers, Black.
South America > History > Wars of Independence, 1806-1830.
Amérique du Sud > Histoire > 1806-1830 (Guerres d'indépendance)
South America.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A historical tradition
  • Serving the king in Venezuela and New Granada
  • Fighting for the patria in the Río de la Plata
  • Changing loyalties in the North
  • Controlling slave recruitment in Chile and Peru
  • Recruitment and resistance
  • The personal war of slave women
  • The survival of slavery.

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