The 1812 Aponte Rebellion in Cuba and the struggle against Atlantic slavery Introduction: worse than Aponte The present time period is very delicate: Cuban slavery and the changing Atlantic world 1750 1850 Nothing worse in the world than to be a slave: slaves and free people of color in early nineteenth century Cuba Organizing the rebellion: the overlapping worlds of the militia and the Cabildos de Nación Burn the plantations: the Cuban Aponte Rebellion(s) of 1812 Vanquish the arrogance of our enemies: emancipation rumors and rebellious royalism Conclusion: plaques of loyalty: the legacy of the Aponte Rebellion Appendix: Biographical database of the Aponte rebels