Slave Families and the Hato Economy in Puerto Rico [electronic resource] /
Stark, David Martin,1965-
Gainesville : University Press of Florida,
[2015]
This book approaches Caribbean slavery by emphasizing the importance of the hato (herding) economy on Puerto Rico rather than sugar and tobacco production. The author makes use of extensive Catholic parish records.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- An overview of the hato economy -- Demography and slaveholding in the hato economy -- The African slave trade, 1660-1815 -- Until death do us part: marriage among slaves -- A self-sustaining population: the family life of slaves -- Conclusion: the emergence of an Afro-Puerto Rican community.
This book approaches Caribbean slavery by emphasizing the importance of the hato (herding) economy on Puerto Rico rather than sugar and tobacco production. The author makes use of extensive Catholic parish records.
Description based on print version record.
Catholic Church
Church records and registers
Cattle trade
Slave trade
Slavery