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Decree regarding behavior during carnivals - Mexico

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

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Miscellaneous Afro-Latin America Collection

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Decree regarding behavior during carnivals - Mexico
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Miscellaneous Afro-Latin America Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1789-02-10
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc MG 418
Shelf locator: Box 2, Folder 28
Topics
Black people -- History -- Latin America
Black people -- Social conditions
Slavery -- History -- Latin America
Enslaved persons -- Latin America -- Social conditions
Mexico
Carnivals
Punishment
Genres
decrees
Notes
Content: Describes the behavior that will not be allowed and the punishments to be meted out to Spaniards, mulattoes, blacks, Indians, and other castes caught breaking the rules. Punishment for non-white was double the prison penalty received by Spaniards.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
Spanish, Castilian
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18401028
MSS Unit ID: 22005
Archives EAD ID: 3197864
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 01097b10-dfca-0132-8b30-58d385a7b928
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The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1789: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Decree regarding behavior during carnivals - Mexico" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1789. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/02dda2d0-dfca-0132-94fb-58d385a7b928

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Decree regarding behavior during carnivals - Mexico" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/02dda2d0-dfca-0132-94fb-58d385a7b928

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1789). Decree regarding behavior during carnivals - Mexico Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/02dda2d0-dfca-0132-94fb-58d385a7b928

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Decree regarding behavior during carnivals - Mexico