Slave Families and the Hato Economy in Puerto Rico /

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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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stark, David Martin, 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Catholic Church.
Sklaverei
Slavery.
Slave trade.
Church records and registers.
Cattle trade.
HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Popular Culture.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Cultural Policy.
Esclaves > Commerce > Porto Rico > Histoire.
Registres paroissiaux > Porto Rico.
Slavery > Puerto Rico > History.
Slave trade > Puerto Rico > History.
Cattle trade > Puerto Rico.
Church records and registers > Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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