Manuscript No. 013 - First Blacks in The Americas

First Blacks In The Americas

The African Presence in The Dominican Republic

Date: 1513, March 14. Seville, Spain
Theme: A freed Black woman and her son, Black as well, obtain license to travel to the Indies after presenting their deed of freedom before the authorities of Seville
Source: PARES, Portal de Archivos Españoles—Archivo General de Indias, CONTRATACIÓN, 5536, L.1, – 117 Recto – Imagen Núm: 233/524

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