From capture to sale : the Portuguese slave trade to Spanish South America in the early seventeenth century / / by Linda A. Newson, Susie Minchin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910453400203321
• Autore: Newson Linda A
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2007
• ISBN: 1-281-92116-5; 9786611921163; 90-474-1936-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (387 p.)
• Collana: The Atlantic world, , 1570-0542 ; ; v. 12
• Altri autori (Persone): MinchinSusie
• Disciplina: 306.3/620946909032
• Soggetti: Slave trade - Portugal - History - 17th century; Slave trade - South America - History - 17th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-355) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Preliminary Materials / L.A. Newson and S. Minchin -- Introduction / L.A. Newson and S. Minchin -- Chapter One. A Bureaucratic Business / L.A. Newson and S. Minchin -- Chapter Two. The Acquisition Of Slaves / L.A. Newson and S. Minchin -- Chapter Three. Time On The Coast / L.A. Newson and S. Minchin -- Chapter Four. The Middle Passage / L.A. Newson and S. Minchin -- Chapter Five. In The Barracoons Of Cartagena / L.A. Newson and S. Minchin -- Chapter Six. The Final Passage / L.A. Newson and S. Minchin -- Chapter Seven. Slave Doctors, Surgeons And Popular Healers / L.A. Newson and S. Minchin -- Chapter Eight. Medicines And Mortality / L.A. Newson and S. Minchin -- Conclusion / L.A. Newson and S. Minchin -- Appendices / L.A. Newson and S. Minchin -- Glossary Of Spanish And Portuguese Terms / L.A. Newson and S. Minchin -- Bibliography / L.A. Newson and S. Minchin -- Index / L.A. Newson and S. Minchin.
• Sommario/riassunto: From Capture to Sale illuminates the experience of African slaves transported to Spanish America by the Portuguese in the early seventeenth century. It draws on exceptionally rich accounts of one of the most prominent slave traders, Manuel Bautista Pérez. These papers cover the whole journey of the slaves from Africa, through Colombia ; and Panama to their final sale in Peru. The prime focus of the study is on the diet, health and medical care of the slaves. It will not only be of interest to scholars of the slave trade, but also to those interested in the impact of the Columbian Exchange on diets, medicine and medical practice in the early modern period. The book is well illustrated and contains over thirty tables and seven appendices. From Capture to Sale has been selected by Choice as Outstanding Academic Title (2007).