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The Virgin, the King, and the Royal Slaves of El Cobre: Negotiating Freedom in Colonial Cuba, 1670-1780 - Cultural Sitings Maria Elena Diaz 1 New edition
The Virgin, the King, and the Royal Slaves of El Cobre: Negotiating Freedom in Colonial Cuba, 1670-1780 - Cultural Sitings
Maria Elena Diaz
This book tells the extraordinary story of a village of peasants and miners who were slaves belonging to the king of Spain and whose local patroness was a vision of the virgin. It explores the ways the royal slaves, assisted by te force of popular religion, achieved a degree of freedom unprecedented in other colonial societies of the New World.
464 pages, 12 illustrations, 4 maps
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 23, 2002 |
| ISBN13 | 9780804747134 |
| Publishers | Stanford University Press |
| Pages | 464 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 28 mm · 635 g |
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