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militia families bonded
Source: Atlantic Creoles in the Age of Revolutions #101
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The men of the Cuban black militia also formed extended family relationships with one another as their children intermarried and as they served as godparents and marriage sponsors for each other. The relationships provided social insurance and group solidarity and also helped to conserve resources that were recycled through dowries and inheritances. When Captain Gabriel Dorotea Arostegui in 1786 her dowry included 6,000 pesos, jewels, and clothing. When their daughter Maria Tranquilina married Captain Manel Salazar, a member of Barba's battalion, Maria's parents gave her a dowry as well, keeping these resurces within the extended family. (Landers: Atlantic Creoles)
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