Atlas on slavery in French and Spanish territories of Santo Domingo from the 16th century to the end of the 18th century

Citation Metadata

Title title

Atlas on slavery in French and Spanish territories of Santo Domingo from the 16th century to the end of the 18th century

Alternative URL alternativeURL

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/7fcb77bc1c4d46aba4bb785124cccfb4

Author author

1. Author Name

   Demesvar, Kenrick

   Author Affiliation

   Staat University of Haiti, UNESCO Chairs (CUHP)

2. Author Name

   Laviña, Javier

   Author Affiliation

   University of Barcelona

3. Author Name

   Voss, Alexa

   Author Affiliation

   Bonn Center of Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS)

4. Author Name

   Zeuske, Michael

   Author Affiliation

   Bonn Center of Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS)

   Author Identifier Scheme

   ORCID

   Author Identifier

   0000-0002-2502-7563

Dataset Contact datasetContact

1. Dataset Contact Name

   Zeuske, Michael

   Dataset Contact Affiliation

   Bonn Center of Dependency and Slavery Studies (BCDSS)

   Dataset Contact Email

   mzeuske@uni-bonn.de

Ds Description dsDescription

1. Ds Description Value

   The project aims to create an atlas on slavery in Santo Domingo by compiling information on historical events in its French and Spanish territories from the 16th to the late 18th century. It responds to the growing need for deeper research into the history of slavery, particularly within the framework of UNESCO’s ‘Slave Route’ project. While Caribbean countries have increasingly evaluated their slavery-related heritage, results from the Dominican Republic and Haiti remain fragmented due to political and cultural challenges. The atlas consolidates these findings and expands existing perspectives by documenting manieles—refuge settlements of maroons—thus highlighting traces left by enslaved people themselves, in contrast to the dominant focus on colonial remains. By mapping manieles alongside official colonial installations and showing their spatial and temporal development, the atlas helps reveal known and previously unknown communication networks across the island. The results will be made available on a dedicated website, providing a new foundation for future research on slavery in the Caribbean. Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/7fcb77bc1c4d46aba4bb78 5124cccfb4

   Ds Description Date

   2025-11-17

Subject subject

1. Other

Subject Refinement subjectRefinement

1. Subject Refinement Value

   Afrika-, Amerika- und Ozeanienbezogene Wissenschaften

Free Keyword freeKeyword

1. Free Keyword Value

   Sklaverei, Santo Domingo, Hispaniola, Saint-Domingue, Geschichte, Karten

Grant Number grantNumber

1. Grant Number Agency

   Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

   Grant Number Value

   ZE 302/25-1

Depositor depositor

Voss, Alexa

Date Of Deposit dateOfDeposit

2025-11-17

Date Of Collection dateOfCollection

1. Date Of Collection Start

   2020-07-14

   Date Of Collection End

   2025-09-07

Other References otherReferences

1. Our supplementary research articles can be found on our scientific blog hosted on Hypotheses.org: https://sklavereisdq.hypotheses.org