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Title
Introduction of Slave Trade in the Spanish Colonies - Argentina
Collection

Miscellaneous Afro-Latin America Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1789-02-28
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc MG 418
Shelf locator: Box 1, Folder 2
Topics
Black people -- History -- Latin America
Black people -- Social conditions
Slavery -- History -- Latin America
Enslaved persons -- Latin America -- Social conditions
Slave trade
Spain -- Colonies
Saint-Domingue
Puerto Rico
Caracas (Venezuela)
Cuba
Genres
decrees
Notes
Content: Lest We Forget #049
Content: Royal decree granting Spanish subjects and foreigners in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Santo Domingo, and the Province of Caracas the right to purchase black slaves.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
Spanish, Castilian
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18401028
MSS Unit ID: 22005
Archives EAD ID: 3197837
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f81773b0-c608-012f-828d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1789: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Introduction of Slave Trade in the Spanish Colonies - Argentina" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1789-02-28. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3cc102f0-dbbe-0132-29f5-58d385a7bbd0

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Introduction of Slave Trade in the Spanish Colonies - Argentina" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 20, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3cc102f0-dbbe-0132-29f5-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1789-02-28). Introduction of Slave Trade in the Spanish Colonies - Argentina Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3cc102f0-dbbe-0132-29f5-58d385a7bbd0

Wikipedia Citation

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Introduction of Slave Trade in the Spanish Colonies - Argentina