La cesión de patronato: una estrategia familiar en la emancipación de esclavos en Cuba. 1870-1880

Authors

  • Aisnara Perera Díaz Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Cultura Cubana Juan Marinello; Seminario Permanente Hispano-Cubano de Familia, Identidad Cultural y Cambio Social
  • Maria de los Ángeles Meriño Fuentes Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Cultura Cubana Juan Marinello; Seminario Permanente Hispano-Cubano de Familia, Identidad Cultural y Cambio Social

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9141.v0i152p29-55

Keywords:

Slavery, Family, Moret Law, Cuba

Abstract

This article studies the immediate effects of the Moret Law, also known as Free-Womb Law, on Cuban slave families. Exploring a unique type of notarial record, the cesiones de patronato (transfer of authority over apprentices), the authors establish the relationship between family strategies involving children who were declared free and the slaves' familiarity with formal legal practices.

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Published

2005-06-30

How to Cite

PERERA DÍAZ, Aisnara; MERIÑO FUENTES, Maria de los Ángeles. La cesión de patronato: una estrategia familiar en la emancipación de esclavos en Cuba. 1870-1880. Revista de História, São Paulo, n. 152, p. 29–55, 2005. DOI: 10.11606/issn.2316-9141.v0i152p29-55. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/revhistoria/article/view/18996.. Acesso em: 17 may. 2024.