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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Main Author: Jean-Pierre Tardieu
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Presses Universitaires du Mirail 2018-12-01
Series:Caravelle
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/caravelle/3882
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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.
ISSN:1147-6753
2272-9828