What is it about?
This article examines the actions and motivations of slaving agents throughout colonial Mexico. Based on extensive research in 17th century archives, it proves that Portuguese agents and ship captains developed sophisticated networks to streamline the transatlantic slave trade to Mexico.
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Why is it important?
The article offers the first examination of the infrastructure of the slave trade from Nueva Veracruz, the port of entry, to the highland cities of Puebla and Mexico City during the early seventeenth century. It complements studies on Portuguese slave traders in Cartagena, Lima, and other Spanish American centers.
Perspectives
Este artículo presenta una primera aproximación a las actividades de los "encomenderos de negros" portugueses en el puerto de Nueva Veracruz, Puebla de los Ángeles y la Ciudad de México. Al analizar las acciones y motivaciones de estos mercaderes se exhibe la infraestructura esclavista que conectaba al virreinato de Nueva España con São Paulo de Luanda, Cartagena de Indias y Lisboa.
Prof. Pablo M Sierra Silva
University of Rochester
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This page is a summary of: Portuguese Encomenderos de Negros and the Slave Trade within Mexico, 1600–1675, Journal of Global Slavery, January 2017, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/2405836x-00203002.
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