Hi Laura,
Slaves were primarily utilized in the Azores to work in the wheat fields.
The Azores were initially settled and developed partially for the purpose
of growing and supplying wheat to
the Portuguese colonies in Morocco. Yes some people were wealthy enough to
own slaves, some that settled the Azores were not from the lower classes.
The clergy also kept
slaves.
Not all slaves were of sub-saharan African origin, some were Berbers, Asian
Indians and even Chinese.
For those that can read Portuguese this link discusses in detail slavery in
Angra, Terceira in the 17th Century.
http://repositorio.uac.pt/bitstream/10400.3/418/1/Hermina_Mesquita_p209-230.pdf
Antonio
On Friday, May 9, 2014 7:51:41 PM UTC-7, Laura wrote:
Hi all,
Just curious. To start with why were African slaves brought to the
Azores?Was it at the sugar plantations? Where were the plantations
located? Farming?Fishing industry? Were the people in the Azores
wealthy enough to have slaves working in their households? I know they
came to the Azores but why?
Bella
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Emil,
Thank you, I did find the article interesting. It seems that they started
the process of ending slavery with several laws in the 1700’s and then
another round in the 1800’s to completely end slavery.
Erica
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Hi Erica,
I have attached an article from The New York Times of 24 May 1869. You
and others may find it interesting and useful.
Emil
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I recently found out that my husband’s 7th great-grandfather was listed
as a black slave in his marriage record according to Canto’s index. I am
very interested in finding out what life was like for slaves in Azores in
the early 1700’s. I am hoping people in this group can suggest some books
or websites that are informative on this subject.
I don’t expect that I will find much information on his ancestor directly,
but I am hoping to gather some information about what his life might have
been like, how he might have gained his freedom in order to be married, and
how his bride might have been treated during their marriage and after he
passed away (they were only married for 6 years before he died).
Thank you in advance for your ideas.
Erica Botelho
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