Account of the Present State of the Island of Puerto Rico

Klappentext This 1834 survey of Puerto Rico presents a very flattering view of Spanish colonial policies in the West Indies. Zusammenfassung This report on the Spanish colony of Puerto Rico was published in 1834. It portrays the West Indies in a positive light! at a time of transition due to the abolition of the slave trade. He describes in detail the island! its geography! resources and people. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Introductory; 2. Situation and general appearance of Puerto Rico; 3. State of society; 4. Government; 5. Commerce of Puerto Rico; 6. Advantages of the soil and climate for agriculture; 7. Present condition of the white, free coloured, and slave population in the islands of Cuba and Puerto Rico, as compared with the same classes in other European colonies; 8. Comparative view of the condition of the slaves in the colonies of Spain and in those of other European powers; 9. The substitution of free for coercive labour the best preparation for the extinction of slavery; 10. Prison discipline in the Spanish colonies; Appendix.

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• Authors: George D. Flinter, Flinter George D.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.12.2010
• EAN: 9781108024396
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02439-6
• No. of pages: 410
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, c 1500 onwards to present day, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology