Identity elements
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Folder
Title
Collection of bills of sale for enslaved persons
Date(s)
- circa 1721-1785 (Creation)
Extent
8 total documents (34 sheets)
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
"The bills of sale from Mexico show that the slave trade did not collapse with the end of the Portuguese asiento in 1640. A growing population of American-born Creoles sustained the market during the subsequent decades, along with a modest number of new African arrivals. In the 18th century, slavery remained integral to Central Mexico's economy." –description from Libreria Urbe
Enslaved persons included:
VE1 - 1722: Cervantes, Antonio
VE2 - June 30, 1777: Gaitan, Josef Antonio
VE3 - October 5, 1777: Martine Jose
VE4 - July 22, 1778: Nieto, Josef Antonio
VE5 - August 17, 1779: Mathias, Josef
VE6 - May 8, 1787: Montaño, Jacinto (Lomelin)
VE7 - April 1, 1787: De La Luz, Ignacio
VE8 - November 24, 1785: Nepomuceno, Juan and Chrisanto (no surname listed)