Stark, David Martin, 1965-
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 219 -238) and index.
• 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.
• 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.

Subjects:

• Slavery — Puerto Rico — History.
• Slave trade — Puerto Rico — History.
• Cattle trade — Puerto Rico.
• Church records and registers — Puerto Rico.
• Catholic Church — Puerto Rico.
• Catholic Church. fast (OCoLC)fst00531720
• Cattle trade. fast (OCoLC)fst00849732
• Church records and registers. fast (OCoLC)fst00860914
• Slave trade. fast (OCoLC)fst01120405
• Slavery. fast (OCoLC)fst01120426
• Puerto Rico. fast (OCoLC)fst01205432

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