Solidaridades y conflictosla población esclava en el Cádiz de la Modernidad

Resumen

From mid-seventeenth century, Cadiz turned into the great Spanish slave center, coinciding with its conversion into the capital of colonial trade. Thousands of slaves arrived in the city from that time on and they came from varied backgrounds: North Africa, Sub Saharan Africa, Ottoman Empire, etc. Their integration into city life was not easy, being strongly influenced by their relations with the owners, which rarely were affectionate, their precarious family situation (reflected in a strong marriage endogamy and a high proportion of illegitimate births), and the limited possibilities of social integration, limiting their relationships – most of the time – to their likes. The life of a slave in Cadiz was in many aspects very similar to the life of slaves in the colonial world. The city silenced the presence of slaves, as they hardly influenced the culture of modern Cadiz. Until the Cortes of 1812, hardly anyone in Cadiz would question the presence of slavery