Insertion strategies of a freedmen marriage in Piura⇔s Society (Perú). 18th Century

Rivas J.G. · Memoria y Civilizacion (2020) · DOI: 10.15581/001.23.025

Resumen

The paper aims to analyze some aspects of the experiential reality had by the freedmen (libertos) in 18th. Century Piura. It focuses on the economic and social activities developed by the African marriage of Juan de Sojo and María Mercedes de Céspedes working as tanners in the casa-tina, an important city industry. It was found that with this work the freedmen couple earned an amount with which they could bought their and their children freedom. This African marriage were also able to carry out another common economic practices like buying a property, negotiating slaves and making transactions with the city neighbors. They also had the opportunity to left demands to save their souls at the last moment. In summary: these freedmen marriage were main characters of their own destiny at a moment where slavery was passing its peak period in the economic system development of colonial Piura.

Instituciones: Universidad de Piura