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Royal Decree

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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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Royal Decree
Collection

Miscellaneous Afro-Latin America Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1804-04-22
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 3
Topics
Blacks -- History -- Latin America
Blacks -- Social conditions
Slavery -- History -- Latin America
Slaves
Enslaved people
Philippines
East Indies
Spain
Genres
decrees
Notes
Content: Decree issued by the king of Spain to continue the free commerce of blacks in the Indies and Philippine Islands, and to extend their introduction to the Spanish colonies for 12 years by Spaniards and 6 years by foreigners. Decree also refers to the exemption of agricultural products produced in the colonies from taxes and other regulations.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
Spanish, Castilian
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18401028
MSS Unit ID: 22005
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 845ddac0-da25-0132-aefb-58d385a7b928
Rights Statement
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1804: Created
  • 2016: 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. "Royal Decree" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1804. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8552c670-da25-0132-df49-58d385a7b928

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Royal Decree" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 7, 2020. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8552c670-da25-0132-df49-58d385a7b928

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1804). Royal Decree Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8552c670-da25-0132-df49-58d385a7b928

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Royal Decree