Transatlantic Bondage - Slavery and Freedom in Spain, Santo Domingo, and Puerto Rico

This groundbreaking volume addresses the enslavement and experiences of Black Africans in Spain and the Spanish Caribbean, particularly La Española (or Hispaniola) and Puerto Rico, two of the earliest colonies. Spanning nearly four hundred years and rooted in extensive archival research, Transatlantic Bondage sheds light on a number of relatively underexamined topics in these locales, including the development and application of slavery laws, disobedience and its consequences, migration, gender, family, lifestyle, and community building among the free Black population and white allies. In bringing together new and recent work by leading scholars, including two essays translated into English here for the first time, the book is also a call for further study of slavery in the Spanish Caribbean and its impact on the region.

About the author

Lissette Acosta Corniel is Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies in the Department of Ethnic and Race Studies at the Borough of Manhattan Community College, the City University of New York.

Product details

• Authors: Lissette Acosta Corniel, Lissette (EDT) Acosta Corniel
• Assisted by: Lissette Acosta Corniel (Editor)
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.12.2024
• EAN: 9781438497921
• ISBN: 978-1-4384-9792-1
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Series: SUNY series, Afro-Latinx Futures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Ethnic Studies, European History, Spain, HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Black Studies (Global), Caribbean islands, History of the Americas, Black & Asian Studies, HISTORY / Europe / Spain, Relating to people of the African diasporas / heritage