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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
Videos
Links
Spanish Paleography Digital Teaching and Learning Tool
Videos
Percussionist F. Soto, director of "Yogo Yogo" (Videoteca Chango Prieto)
Festivities of Sarandunga, Baní, Dominican Republic (Videoteca Chango Prieto)
Festivities to Archangel Saint Michael at Marino Cleto's (Videoteca Chango Prieto)
Congos of Villa Mella (Videoteca Chango Prieto)
Congos of Villa Mella (Videoteca Chango Prieto)
Cult to the dead - Banco de palos in Villa Mella (Videoteca Chango Prieto)
Performers of salves, festivities to San Antonio in Canela de Nigua (Videoteca Chango Prieto)
Recording by Frank Asencio "Frank Atabal" & Grupo de Salves de los Morenos (Videoteca Chango Prieto)