From the emergence of the first sugar plantations up until 1873, when slavery was abolished, the wealth amassed by many landowners in Puerto Rico derived mainly from the exploitation of slaves. But slavery generated its antithesis: disobedience, conspiracies, uprisings, and flight. ""Slave Revolts in Puerto Rico"" is a richly documented volume dealing with these expressions of collective resistance. The image of the docile and submissive slave presented by the prevailing historiography until very recently is no longer valid. Documents uncovered by Guillermo A. Baralt provide evidence of over forty uprising attempts, which are detailed in this fascinating book.
- ISBN13 9781558764620
- Publish Date 30 September 2008 (first published 30 April 2008)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Markus Wiener Publishing Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 190
- Language English