About Puerto Rico, Registro Central de Esclavos, 1872 This database contains a register of slaves in Puerto Rico in 1872. What’s in the Records The history of slavery in Puerto Rico goes back to the 1500s. An 1870 law led to the creation of a central register of slaves in the country, and this database contains images of the 1872 register, the Registro central de esclavos. NARA describes these records as follows: “On June 4, 1870, a law known as the ley Moret was approved, granting freedom to certain categories of slaves, including those over age 60, those belonging to the state, and children of slaves born after September 17, 1868. The law also resulted in the preparation of a central register of slaves. There are now eight volumes of this register, which cover geographical departments 1, 2, and 4 through 6. Slaves are listed under the department and thereunder the municipality in which they resided.” The departments, or districts, included are I Dorado, Naranjito, Trujillo Alto, Trujillo Bajo, the Capital (San Juan) II Arecibo, Camuy, Ciales, Hatillo, Manati, Morovis, Quebradillas, Utuado IV Anasco, Cabo Rojo, Mayagüez, Sabana Grande, San German V Adjuntas, Barros, Barranquitas, Coamo, Guayanilla, Juana Diaz, Penuelas, Ponce, Yauco VI Aguas Buenas, Arroyo, Caguas, Cayey, Cidra, Guayama, Gurabo, Hato Grande (San Lorenzo), Sabana del Palmar (Comerio), Salinas What’s in the Records These records may include name age gender country of origin residence parents’ names marital status trade physical description masters name Slaves often had only a given name rather that both a given and a surname. Slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico in 1873.
Posted on: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 23:32:56 +0000
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