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Antonio Rocha’s “Voyage through Death to Life upon these Shores”: The Malaga Speaks
Yesterday evening, the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project (MPCPMP) hosted Antonio Rocha’s performance of “Voyage through Death to Life upon these Shores”: The Malaga Speaks. Here’s the description of the program, which will soon be on YouTube: The story of the Malaga, a 19th century ship built in Maine that transported captive Africans, […]
Tejer la vida: Lacemakers remembered
Some literature on mundillo and seven tejedoras (lacemakers) of Moca, Puerto Rico The post Tejer la vida: Lacemakers remembered appeared first on Latino Genealogy & Beyond.
Ubiles: AfroIndigenous Families of Northeast Puerto Rico
Who are the ancestors who held the Ubides surname in Northeast Puerto Rico? The post Ubiles: AfroIndigenous Families of Northeast Puerto Rico appeared first on Latino Genealogy & Beyond.
Friendly Village: a second grade trip
The collision between context, experience and diaspora via an elementary school text, Friendly Village. The post Friendly Village: a second grade trip appeared first on Latino Genealogy & Beyond.
Neumann Gandia’s Resena Historica… de Moca (1910)
Two decades ago, I was in the Special Collections of U InterAmericana looking at their Herman Reichard Collection, where I photographed historian Eduardo Neumann Gandia’s Resena historica sobre la fundacion y crecimiento del municipio de Moca of 1910. Despite the homemade cover, this was one publication of at least two tracts by Neumann Gandia that […]
A Woman of Endurance, a novel by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa
A Woman of Endurance, Dalma Llanos-Figueroa's incredibly moving novel, tells the story of Pola a young African woman enslaved on a plantation in mid-19th century Puerto Rico. This vivid & cinematic story is a must-read book. The post A Woman of Endurance, a novel by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa appeared first on Latino Genealogy & Beyond.
April 8, 1904: Jessie Walter Fewkes in Puerto Rico
After the Spanish-American War, the rush was on to obtain prehistoric objects from the Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands. Anthopologist Jessie Walter Fewkes assembled a large collection of stone objects. What did he do with them? The post April 8, 1904: Jessie Walter Fewkes in Puerto Rico appeared first on Latino Genealogy & Beyond.
History Unscripted: Real Talk Around Reparations
Reparations involves applications that require documentation. This can be a highly emotional process as unforeseen limitations are encountered in gathering family histories. The post History Unscripted: Real Talk Around Reparations appeared first on Latino Genealogy & Beyond.
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. The post People & Property: Enslaved Ancestors sold by Rafael del Valle to Jose Genaro del Valle, Barrio Malezas, Aguadilla, 1854 appeared first on Latino Genealogy & Beyond.
Gente 1868-1872: Enslaved persons held by Felipe Yturrino y Arzua
Following a string of land purchases, led to saying the names of 20 enslaved persons who worked and lived on Felipe Iturrino's coffee plantation in Anasco, P.R. from 1868-1870. The post Gente 1868-1872: Enslaved persons held by Felipe Yturrino y Arzua appeared first on Latino Genealogy & Beyond.

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