A Caribbean Affair: The Liberalisation of the Slave Trade in the Spanish Caribbean, 1784-1791

The liberalisation of the slave trade in the Spanish Caribbean ended with a series of political measures which aimed to revitalise the practice of slavery in the region. After granting a series of monopoly contracts (asientos) to merchant houses based in other western European nations to supply slav...

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Main Author: José Luis Belmonte Postigo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2019-06-01
Series:Culture & History Digital Journal
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Online Access:http://cultureandhistory.revistas.csic.es/index.php/cultureandhistory/article/view/163