Title From colonial Cuba to Madrid : litigating collective freedom and native rights in the Spanish Empire, 1780-1814 / María Elena Díaz, University of California, Santa Cruz

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025

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Description 1 online resource Series Afro-Latin America Afro-Latin America. 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 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed Subject El Cobre (Cuba) Law -- Spain -- Colonies -- History -- 18th century Law -- Spain -- Colonies -- History -- 19th century Indigenous peoples -- Spain -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Colonies -- History -- 18th century Indigenous peoples -- Spain -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Colonies -- History -- 19th century Black people -- Cuba -- History Enslaved persons -- Cuba -- History Spain -- Colonies -- Latin America -- Race relations -- History Form Electronic book LC no. 2024019812 ISBN 9781009494212 100949421X

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