Diaspora collections at the major archives of the province of Matanzas, Cuba.
The project explored the most important archives in Matanzas Province, Cuba, containing important collections on African slaves and their descendants. A total of 4,360 digital images were created and indexed as an outcome of this pilot project.
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| Language: | English |
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Archives of the province of Matanzas, Cuba. |
| Format: | Electronic Website |
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The project explored the most important archives in Matanzas Province, Cuba, containing important collections on African slaves and their descendants. A total of 4,360 digital images were created and indexed as an outcome of this pilot project. |
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| Note: | Project grant awarded to Oscar Grandio Moraguez in 2006. "During the nineteenth century, Matanzas became the centre of Cuban sugar production, which influenced a high demand for slave labour. The territory became the major destination for African slaves in Cuba. This explains why Matanzas currently holds the most valuable documents related to the history of enslaved Africans and their descendants in Cuba. Matanzas' records are among the longest serial data available for the history of Africans in Cuba. The region's archives are very rich in all kind of information on the African populations living in Matanzas, beginning in the early 16th century to the end of the 19th century, including demographic statistics, information on ethnicity, resistance, occupations, property, economy of free and enslaved Africans, etc. Colonial Spanish administration, churches, estates, and notaries offices originated this documentation." Electronic resource. |
| Call Number: | F1789.N3 D53 Online |
| Published: | Began in 2006? |
| System Details: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Hosted on the British Library Endangered Archives website. |
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Title from main page (viewed Aug. 13, 2012) |