Spain and the Abolition of Slavery in Cuba, 1817-1886

This book explores the abolition of African slavery in Spanish Cuba from 1817 to 1886--from the first Anglo-Spanish agreement to abolish the slave trade until the removal from Cuba of the last vestige of black servitude. Making extensive use of heretofore untapped research sources from the Spanish archives, the author has developed new perspectives on nineteenth-century Spanish policy in Cuba.