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First Blacks
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The African Presence in The Dominican Republic
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About First Blacks
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Content and purpose
Structure
A silenced history
Credits
Thanks and acknowledgements
The archival manuscripts
The maps in this website
An almost total lack of iconography
Urgent need for more research
Arrival
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Introduction
Both free and enslaved blacks arrived since early on
Ladinos and bozales
"Legal" and "illegal" slave trade
The sugar business accelerated the arrival of blacks
Official slave trade diminished in La Española after the 1560s
A black majority in La Española by the end of 16th century
Demographics
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The growth of the black population in La Española in the 1500s
Economy
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The fundamental role of blacks in La Española's economy
Resistance
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A century between resistance and adaptation
Manumission
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Manumission as a tool of slavery
Women
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Black women, present in La Española as early as black men
Resources
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Archival sources
Glossary
Bibliography
Timeline
Maps
Image Gallery
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Spanish Paleography Digital Teaching and Learning Tool
Manuscripts
Manuscript No. 007
3/29/1503
Manuscript No. 008
2/15/1504
Manuscript No. 015
1/22/1518
Manuscript No. 017
1519
Manuscript No. 021
12/27/1523
Manuscript No. 024
4/06/1528
Manuscript No. 026
4/10/1530
Manuscript No. 027
11/20/1536
Manuscript No. 029
2/03/1537
Manuscript No. 030
2/03/1537
Manuscript No. 034
4/24/1545
Manuscript No. 035
4/24/1545
Manuscript No. 037
10/08/1558
Manuscript No. 039
4/22/1579
Manuscript No. 040
10/09/1594
Manuscript No. 043
1519
Manuscript No. 048
2/1556
Manuscript No. 050
7/14/1544
Manuscript No. 051
1/24/1557
Manuscript No. 055
4/30/1547
Manuscript No. 062
1553