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Case of Petrona Celestina

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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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Case of Petrona Celestina
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Miscellaneous Afro-Latin America Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1813 - 1816
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 10
Topics
Blacks -- History -- Latin America
Blacks -- Social conditions
Slavery -- History -- Latin America
Slaves
Enslaved people
Argentina
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Documents
Notes
Content: Legal papers regarding a legal suit brought by Juan Bravo against Isabel Medina seeking to cancel a contract for the purchase of a slave girl, and restitution of sale price. Bravo purchased Petrona Celestina, a 16 year-old slave, from Medina, and subsequently discovered that the girl was a chronic runaway and had contracted a venereal disease. Among the witnesses in the trial was Petrona's mother, Concepcion Gurman (p 6). Summary of Bravo's case against Medina can be found on p 16.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
Spanish, Castilian
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b18401028
MSS Unit ID: 22005
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d37db880-da27-0132-1913-58d385a7bbd0
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

  • 1813: Created (Approximate)
  • 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. "Case of Petrona Celestina" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1813 - 1816. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d55b6c70-da27-0132-5d09-58d385a7bbd0

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Case of Petrona Celestina" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed July 4, 2020. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d55b6c70-da27-0132-5d09-58d385a7bbd0

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1813 - 1816). Case of Petrona Celestina Retrieved from http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d55b6c70-da27-0132-5d09-58d385a7bbd0

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Case of Petrona Celestina