Slavery, Trade, and the Limits of Spanish Sovereignty in the Caribbean and beyond, 1492-1700

The Southern Historical Association's 87th Annual Meeting
November 2021

Slavery, Trade, and the Limits of Spanish Sovereignty in the Caribbean and beyond, 1492-1700

Presiding
Erin Stone, University of West Florida

Presenters
Erin Stone, University of West Florida, “Loopholes in the Law: The Blurred Lines of Indigenous Slavery in the Spanish Caribbean, 1500-1542”
Casey Schmitt, Cornell University , “Coastal Foraging and Maritime Predation in the Greater Caribbean, 1530-1600”

Comments
Audience

[IntelligentAtheism]

I'm from South America and, in general, I like the fact the Spanish people came because they quickly built universities and hospitals, brought technology and knowledge, animals, food, etc. Now I'll pay attention to information in this video.

[IntelligentAtheism]

2:13 "Then in 1500 queen Isabella declared the trade illegal." Similar situation as today's USA policies but you also have George Floyd cases despite the policies. Not logical to take to jail the US president because of Derek Chauvin. In the same way, Spanish Crown not responsible for criminals who acted against the crown policies and actually these criminal were taken to court. 17:36 I still think Spaniards were the nicest empire in the world.