The Effect of Slavery on the Identity of Cuba

Impact of slavery on Cuba's identity The Caribbean region is a diverse region with a unique history. Progress of each island was consistent with the European countries that dominated it at that time. After Columbus was discovered in 1492, the Caribbean Sea was conquered and colonized. Similar aspects of heterogeneous areas are those plantations. Plantation is an important aspect of the cultural history of the Caribbean. Mint believes that afforestation is tying the Caribbean colony with the colonial European countries.

Today, on 7th October 1886, Cuba finally abolished slavery, and the decree of the Spanish royal also illegalized contract slavery (called "patronato"). The first slave record of Cuba was when 1513, when the first large slave abducted from Africa arrived in Cuba in 1520. During the British occupation of Havana, slave traffic increased rapidly. Increased sugar production has become Cuba 's largest slave - producing crop. The slave uprising challenged the system of oppression and exploitation. In 1795, free black Nicolas Morales led the slave uprising spreading in East Cuba, originating from Bayamo. The rebellion included blacks and whites. The Spanish army immediately suppressed it. According to "The history of Cuba and its relationship with America, Vol. 1, 1492-1845", the multiethnic character of the uprising is "partially obstructing slave owners" and their black and white The demand for equality is also true.

Cuban slavery is related to sugar cane plantation and existed in the territory of Cuba until the king order was abolished on October 7, 1886 from the 16th century. More than a million African slaves were brought to Cuba as part of it. Atlantic slave trade, Cuba did not finish participating in slave trade until 1867. Since the number of slaves is beyond that of the Cubans of Europe, the majority of Cubans are probably descendants of these African slaves, as much as 65% of the population.

In 1787, the first anti-slavery movement enacted the "abolition of the Association of Slave Trade." The first countries opposed to slavery were Cuba and Jamaica, followed by the United States, followed by the rest of the UK, Portugal and other parts of Europe. The Religious Society (Quakers) is a major movement in the UK and called for the abolition of slavery, which began protesting trade with many people, but they were opposed by colonial rulers. Denmark was the first country that banned slave trade in the parliamentary system in 1792 and took effect in 1803.