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In 1553, residents of Santo Domingo still remembered how Black maroon leader Sebastián Lemba’s head was exhibited in the city’s public square

1533

Maroon and rebel Black slaves in La Española were a concern for residents of the city of Santo Domingo in the mid-1540s

1540

Comment by the Real Audiencia on the use of enslaved Black labor in the construction of the main defensive structures of Santo Domingo City, 1538

1538

Around 1530 in Santo Domingo, a female Black slave was burned at the stake, accused of poisoning her female master

1530

The Slaves’ Rebellion of the Christmas of 1521 in La Española was first mentioned in the ordinances about Blacks of January 6, 1522

Jan. 6, 1522

Testimony on how a Black slave got the tips of some of his toes severed as punishment after being convicted of a crime in 1519 Santo Domingo

1519

In 1519 in La Española, some enslaved Blacks owned by a politically powerful master were able to literally get away with murder

1519

In 1518, the Governor of Santo Domingo proposed a triangular trade among La Española, Spain and West Africa

1518

By 1505 the King of Spain was planning to send more enslaved Blacks to La Española, hoping they would work the mines under a promise of future manumission

Sept. 1505

Enslaved Blacks brought to La Española began to resist slavery by running away practically from the beginning of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

1503