De l’évolution de l’esclavage à Cuba
For José Agustín Caballero (1762-1835), the main obstacle to the economic development of the island of Cuba is to be found in the conservatism of the big landowners whose attitude towards slavery manifests ineptitude, hence a high dependence on the slave trade’s foreign capital, and, as a result, a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | Spanish |
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Presses Universitaires du Mirail
2018-12-01
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Series: | Caravelle |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/caravelle/3882 |
Summary: | For José Agustín Caballero (1762-1835), the main obstacle to the economic development of the island of Cuba is to be found in the conservatism of the big landowners whose attitude towards slavery manifests ineptitude, hence a high dependence on the slave trade’s foreign capital, and, as a result, a great financial fragility. Caballero advocates from 1791 to 1798 a double reform through an adapted education : preparation for the social integration of the servile class by a gradual abolition, of course, but also the modernization of education for the wealthy class, from the primary schools to the higher education. |
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ISSN: | 1147-6753 2272-9828 |