Remembering enslaved ancestors purchased by Pedro Pellot, Aguadilla, 1822
This post, based on transcriptions of a notary document from Aguadilla, speaks the names of several enslaved ancestors held in […]
Aguadilla
People & Property: Enslaved Ancestors sold by Rafael del Valle to Jose Genaro del Valle, Barrio Malezas, Aguadilla, 1854
In 1854, the terms of a deed reveals the names of 19 enslaved ancestors included in a sale between cousins in mid-nineteenth century Aguadilla.
Stories in a Box: Caja 1289, Slavery and the Hernandez family
In reviewing a transcription of notary documents, I came across a pair of Hernandez sisters whose sale of property in
Gaining Freedom: gleaning narratives from Caja 1444, Moca, Puerto Rico, 1848-1854
Cartas de emancipación: Letters of Freedom As three historians of Cuban slavery recently wrote,”Los notarios eran parte de este sistema
Tree Climbing With DNA Cousins: Family Across Several Continents
If your Puerto Rican ancestor is on this list, then we’re related! Since the mid-2000s, my digital family is expanding,