Content: Fourteen-page document containing a legal request from the Black Society of the Tauza Nation to the government and local police authority of Buenos Aires. The Black Society of the Tauza Nation sought to establish a mutual aid society where Afro-descendant people could congregate, dance, play traditional music, and carry out ceremonies. In addition there are documents signed by the legal authorities approving the society as well as a description of the purpose, activities, and bylaws of the society.

Languages

Spanish, Castilian

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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b18401028
Archives ID: 22005
Archives EAD ID: 3197856
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 81ad4360-e088-0132-e185-58d385a7b928

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MLA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "The Black Society of Tauza Nation - Argentina" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1828. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/81ad4360-e088-0132-e185-58d385a7b928

APA format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1828). The Black Society of Tauza Nation - Argentina Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/81ad4360-e088-0132-e185-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "The Black Society of Tauza Nation - Argentina" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/81ad4360-e088-0132-e185-58d385a7b928

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