From Colonial Cuba to Madrid : Litigating Collective Freedom and Native Rights in the Spanish Empire, 1780-1814 / María Elena Díaz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Díaz, María Elena, 1955- author.

Series:

Afro-Latin America

Afro-Latin America Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Spain--Colonies--History--18th century.

Law.

Law--Spain--Colonies--History--19th century.

Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc--Spain--Colonies--History--18th century.

Indigenous peoples.

Indigenous peoples--Legal status, laws, etc--Spain--Colonies--History--19th century.

Black people--Cuba--History.

Black people.

Spain--Colonies--Latin America--Race relations--History.

Spain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 347 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, England : Cambridge University Press, [2025]

Summary:

"This book examines freedom and native based rights through a unique collective suit filed by hundreds of Afro descendant litigants in colonial Cuba. Crossing various disciplines, it will interest students and scholars of the African diaspora, Afro-Latin America, slavery, the Spanish empire, legal studies, and the age of revolutions"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Imperial Reform, Privatization, and Enslavement

An Unorthodox Pueblo and its Apoderados

Making the Case for Collective Freedom

Native Bonds, Native Rights

The Council's Ruling and the Politics of Litigation

A "Pernicious" Communication

Violence, Marronage, and Litigation

The Final Outcome of the Case

The Nineteenth Century After life of the Freedom Edict of 1800

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Nov 2024).

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781009494182

100949418X

9781009494236

1009494236

9781009494212

100949421X