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Black Troops - Regiment of Freemen

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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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Title
Black Troops - Regiment of Freemen
Names
Azcuenaga y Basavilbaso, Miguel de, 1754-1833 (Author)
Collection

Miscellaneous Afro-Latin America Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1812 - 1818 (Approximate)
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 11
Topics
Blacks -- History -- Latin America
Blacks -- Social conditions
Slavery -- History -- Latin America
Slaves
Enslaved people
Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Armed Forces
Genres
decrees
Documents
Notes
Content: Lest We Forget #211
Description
Decree by Don Miguel de Azcuénaga y Basabilvaso, Colonel of the State Armed Forces. Decree orders the creation of a regiment of Freemen. The decree spells out the procedure for how slaves are to be incorporated into the regiment and extends the decree of May 31, 1813 throughout the Province of Buenos Aires.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
Spanish, Castilian
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18401028
MSS Unit ID: 22005
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f8dfafe0-c608-012f-7660-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1754: Creator Born
  • 1812: Created (Approximate)
  • 1833: Creator Died
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2020: Found by you!
  • 2021

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Black Troops - Regiment of Freemen" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1812 - 1818. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-c487-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Black Troops - Regiment of Freemen" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 3, 2020. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-c487-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1812 - 1818). Black Troops - Regiment of Freemen Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-c487-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Black Troops - Regiment of Freemen