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Constructing the Spanish Empire in Havana : state slavery in defense and development, 1762-1835 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jennings, Evelyn P. (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Slavery > Cuba > Havana > History.
Forced labor > Cuba > Havana > History.
Plantations > Cuba > Havana > History.
Public works > Cuba > Havana > History.
Slave trade > Spain > History.
Havana (Cuba) > Economic conditions.
Spain > Colonies > America > Administration.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Slavery and the state : precedents in Spain and Cuba to 1700
  • War, regeneration, and the limits of reform under the early Bourbons, 1700-1762
  • Fortifying Havana, 1763-1790
  • Slaves in the military, 1763-1800
  • Keeping the peace : civil construction and forced labor in Havana, 1771-1835.