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Author: Howard, Amy (ID633)
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for origins of slaves, see Black Majority Ch. 2
for origins of slaves, see Black Majority Ch. 2
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The freedmen and freedwomen in Spanish Florida
Date Created: 2023-10-12 20:56:17
Source: Patrons, Clients, and Kin in Seventeenth-Century Caracas (ID 315)
Author: Blank, Stephanie (ID 224)
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From Mose in Secondary Literature by Amy • “The freedmen and freedwomen in Spanish Florida represented many different cultures and experiences, but over time they formed a fairly cohesive community. This process was assisted by a variety of mechanisms. Some ex-slaves shared previous work experiences and geographic origins. Others were related by blood or had formed affinal bonds prior to entering Florida. In St. Augustine, these bonds were consecrated in the church, and families were also joined in a ritual kinship through compradrago, or godparentage networks. Such networkds not only linked families horizontally, but in many cases compradrazgo also functioned to link clients vertically to important patrons in the Spanish community. In both cases, the fictive kin were linked by mutual obligations, and they shared a pool of resources and talents greater than that enjoyed by individuals in the community.” (23) AN450