in 1503, the Spanish imported large numbers of African slaves to replace the Native American slaves. about 80 or 90 % of the Native American population died in the first century of the Spanish conquest. between 1492 and 1870, 30,000 Africans were imported to the Dominican Republic to work in the sugar industry.
in 1503, the first African slaves arrived to the Hispaniola island. the first slaves were Black Ladinos (slaves born in Spain and were Christians). they arrived as servants for the Island's Spanish elite. the number of slaves imported was enough to start many slave rebellions(search up Sebastian Lemba). Africans who escaped captivity and went to the mountains and lived with the Indigenous people. in 1510, 250 more Black Ladino slaves were imported. in 1516, the world's first sugar mill was established on the island and the importation of African slaves was increased. the island saw an introduction to Black ''Bozales'', slaves imported directly from Africa.
in 1522, the first major slave rebellion was led by 20 Senegalese Muslims of Wolof origin, in the east of the Santo Domingo colony. many of those slaves who rebelled fled to mountains and established the first African Maroon community in the Americas. the rebellions and escapes led to the establishment of African communities in the southwest, north and east of the island, including the first communities of African ex-slaves in western Hispaniola that was Spanish administered until 1697, when it was sold to France and became Saint-Domingue (Haiti). even though the sugarcane increased profitability on the island, the number of Africans continued to rise, mixing with Taino people of these regions, and by 1530, the Maroons were considered dangerous to the Spanish Colonists, who traveled in large groups outside of the plantations and left the Maroons alone in the mountains.
slaves were used to build a cathedral which at the time was the most oldest in the Americas. in the 1540s, the Spanish ordered slaves to build a wall to defend the city(where the cathedral was built) to defend against attacks by pirates who ravaged the islands.
after 1700, with the arrival of the new Spanish colonists, the African slave trade resumed. it was estimated that the population was 400,000. 100,000 were Europeans and Criollos, 60,000 were African, 100,000 were Mestizo, 60,000 Zambo, 100,000 Mulatto.
after the 18th century, fugitive slaves from Saint-Domingue, the western French colony of the island fled east to Santo Domingo and formed communities such as San Lorenzo de Los Mina. fugitives arrived from other parts of the West Indies as well, especially from the Lesser Antilles, dominated by French, English, Dutch, etc.
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in 1503, the first African slaves arrived to the Hispaniola island. the first slaves were Black Ladinos (slaves born in Spain and were Christians). they arrived as servants for the Island's Spanish elite. the number of slaves imported was enough to start many slave rebellions(search up Sebastian Lemba). Africans who escaped captivity and went to the mountains and lived with the Indigenous people. in 1510, 250 more Black Ladino slaves were imported. in 1516, the world's first sugar mill was established on the island and the importation of African slaves was increased. the island saw an introduction to Black ''Bozales'', slaves imported directly from Africa.
in 1522, the first major slave rebellion was led by 20 Senegalese Muslims of Wolof origin, in the east of the Santo Domingo colony. many of those slaves who rebelled fled to mountains and established the first African Maroon community in the Americas. the rebellions and escapes led to the establishment of African communities in the southwest, north and east of the island, including the first communities of African ex-slaves in western Hispaniola that was Spanish administered until 1697, when it was sold to France and became Saint-Domingue (Haiti). even though the sugarcane increased profitability on the island, the number of Africans continued to rise, mixing with Taino people of these regions, and by 1530, the Maroons were considered dangerous to the Spanish Colonists, who traveled in large groups outside of the plantations and left the Maroons alone in the mountains.
slaves were used to build a cathedral which at the time was the most oldest in the Americas. in the 1540s, the Spanish ordered slaves to build a wall to defend the city(where the cathedral was built) to defend against attacks by pirates who ravaged the islands.
after 1700, with the arrival of the new Spanish colonists, the African slave trade resumed. it was estimated that the population was 400,000. 100,000 were Europeans and Criollos, 60,000 were African, 100,000 were Mestizo, 60,000 Zambo, 100,000 Mulatto.
after the 18th century, fugitive slaves from Saint-Domingue, the western French colony of the island fled east to Santo Domingo and formed communities such as San Lorenzo de Los Mina. fugitives arrived from other parts of the West Indies as well, especially from the Lesser Antilles, dominated by French, English, Dutch, etc.
this is part 1 i got y'all with part 2 just hold up.
