Enslaved and "objectified". Angolan women in Xalapa, Veracruz, México, 17th Century

• Autor(a) principal: Abejez, Luis J.
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Silvia María Méndez Maín
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: spa
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de História & Ciências Sociais
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.furg.br/rbhcs/article/view/14516
• topic: Esclavitud; Mujeres negras; Xalapa; Veracruz; Nueva España; Slavery; Black women; Xalapa; Veracruz; New Spain

Between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries, millions of African women were enslaved and transported to America against their will. The historiography of slavery and the slave trade in this period is extensive. Still, their stories are barely known, as they remain buried within the framework of historical phenomena considered fundamentally masculine. In recent decades, the influence of feminism in historical research and the growing interest in microhistory have promoted this type of research.This paper aims to approach the enslaved, “objectified”, and “commercialized” black women in Xalapa (Mexico) in 16th and 17th centuries, through the study of a group of these women called “angolas” mentioned in contemporary notarial documents and with the example of one of them. The results are a window into their personal and collective experiences and show their integration by force into New Spain society.