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A Black African man sold as a slave by French smugglers visiting La Española’s northern coast in 1594 claimed a right to freedom based on his African social status of nobility

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A freed young Black woman from Santo Domingo residing in Seville in 1575 decided to return to the Americas

Manuscript

A Portuguese ship arrived without a license at the port of Santo Domingo in 1555 and the local authorities seized its cargo of enslaved Africans

Manuscript

An enslaved Black man was called to testify in La Española in 1556 and his depositions were incorporated into the inquiry’s proceedings

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Archbishop's Palace

Archbishops' Palace

Archbishops' Palace

Archbishops' Palace

Archbishops' Palace

Around 1530 in Santo Domingo, a female Black slave was burned at the stake, accused of poisoning her female master

Manuscript

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