Manuscript No. 012 - First Blacks in The Americas

First Blacks In The Americas

The African Presence in The Dominican Republic

Date: 1511, October 23 or 24
Theme: Royal order mandating that Pedro de Ledesma be paid his salary for piloting a vessel that took a cargo of enslaved Blacks to La Española
Source: PARES, Portal de Archivos Españoles–Archivo General de Indias,INDIFERENTE,418,L.3, F.181V-182R – 1 – Imagen Núm: 1 / 2

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