Colombialrevés

A finales del siglo XVIII un ilustrado de Carmona escribía que le había resultado muy difícil disponer de la obra Antigüedades y excelencias de la Villa de Carmona y compendio de historias para su lectura. Finalmente en 1778 se la facilitó el presbítero Don Nicolás de Lara. En la red se dispone de, al menos, tres ejemplares con origen diverso: Biblioteca Nacional, procedente de la Librería de don Pascual Gayangos; Biblioteca universitaria de Madrid, procedente de la Librería del Campo de Alange; y Real Biblioteca de Corte Imperial Viena (Kaiserliche koenigliche hofbibliotek wien)....

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...

Las historias seleccionadas en este libro describen cómo funcionó el sistema esclavista africano en Costa Rica, contado por sus propias víctimas. Hubo particularidades porque no fue igual la vida de los esclavos y sus amos en los ingenios azucareros de Cuba o en las plantaciones de algodón de Estados Unidos, que en Costa Rica donde el cacao ocupaba muy poca mano de obra, razón por la cual la esclavitud fue destinada fundamentalmente al trabajo doméstico.