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The document describes a case from 1795 in San Juan de la Frontera, Argentina where an enslaved man named Javier denounced his master, Don Juan de Echegaray, for keeping Javier imprisoned in stocks and beating him for four consecutive days. San Juan de la Frontera had a population that was around 16% African or of African descent in 1777, many of whom were enslaved, and while Spanish colonial law allowed for corporal punishment of slaves, it also provided some legal protections against masters who inflicted

Author

Aline Martins

Language

EN