Seeds of Insurrection: Domination and Resistance on Western Cuban Plantations, 1808-1848

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Seeds of Insurrection This page intentionally left blank Seeds of Insurrection Domination and Resistance on Western Cuban Plantations, 1808–1848 Manuel BarcIa louisiana state university press baton rouge Published by louisiana State university Press copyright © 2008 by louisiana State university Press all rights reserved Manufactured in the united States of america first printing Designer: Barbara neely Bourgoyne Typeface: Seria Printer and binder: Thomson-Shore, Inc. library of congress cataloging-in-Publication Data Barcia Paz, Manuel, 1972– Seeds of insurrection : domination and slave resistance on western cuban plantations, 1808–1848 / Manuel Barcia. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8071-3365-1 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Slavery—cuba— History—19th century. 2. Slave insurrections—cuba—History—19th century. 3. Plantations—cuba—History—19th century. I. Title. HT1076.B376 2008 306.3'62097291109034—dc22 2008026516 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the committee on Production Guidelines for Book longevity of the council on library resources. ∞ For Effie This page intentionally left blank ...