From Shipmates to Soldiers: Emerging Black Identities in the Río de la Plata (Diálogos Series)

Although It Never Had A Plantation-based Economy, The Río De La Plata Region, Comprising Present-day Argentina, Uruguay, And Paraguay, Has A Long But Neglected History Of Slave Trading And Slavery. This Book Analyzes The Lives Of Africans And Their Descendants In Montevideo And Buenos Aires From The Late Colonial Era To The First Decades Of Independence. The Author Shows How The Enslaved Africans Created Social Identities Based On Their Common Experiences, Ranging From Surviving Together The Atlantic And Coastal Forced Passages On Slave Vessels To Serving As Soldiers In The Independence-era Black Battalions. In Addition To The Slave Trade And The Military, Their Participation In Black Lay Brotherhoods, African Nations, And The Lettered Culture Shaped Their Social Identities. Linking Specific Regions Of Africa To The Río De La Plata Region, The Author Also Explores The Ties Of The Free Black And Enslaved Populations To The Larger Society In Which They Found Themselves. -- Publisher's Description The Foundation Of The Black Population Of The Río De La Plata, 1777-1839 -- Shipmate Networks And African Identities -- Leadership And Networks In Black Militias, Confraternities And Tambos -- A Plan Of Their Own? Black Battalions And Caudillo Politics In Uruguay -- African-based Associations, Candombe, And The Day Of Kings -- Jacinto Ventura De Molina, A Black Letrado Of Montevideo. Alex Borucki. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 273-291) And Index. Front Cover -- Diálogos Series -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Slavery, War, and Abolition in the Río de la Plata -- 1: The Foundation of the Black Population of the Río de la Plata, 1777-1839 -- 2: Shipmate Networks and African Identities, 1760-1810 -- 3: Leadership and Networks in Black Militias, Confraternities, and Tambos -- 4: A Plan of Their Own? Black Battalions and Caudillo Politics in Uruguay -- 5: African-Based Associations, Candombe, and the Day of Kings, 1830-1860 -- 6: Jacinto Ventura de Molina, a Black Letrado of Montevideo, 1766-1841 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover Although it never had a plantation-based economy, the Río de la Plata region, comprising present-day Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, has a long but neglected history of slave trading and slavery. This book analyses the lives of Africans and their descendants in Montevideo and Buenos Aires from the late colonial era to the first decades of independence. Although it never had a plantation-based economy, the Rio de la Plata region, comprising present-day Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, has a long but neglected history of slave trading and slavery. This book analyses the lives of Africans and their descendants in Montevideo and Buenos Aires from the late colonial era to the first decades of independence.