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America.- Part V.- Latin. - caption: 'Slaves from Guinea digging for gold and silver in mines, for the Spanish in Hispaniola.'

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America.- Part V.- Latin. - caption: 'Slaves from Guinea digging for gold and silver in mines, for the Spanish in Hispaniola.'

Description

This is a drawing depicting the treatment of slaves in the late 16th and early 17th century on the island of Hispaniola. Slaves from Guinea dug in the silver mines for the Spanish in Hispaniola. Slaves were forced to work for their European masters in harsh conditions with little regard to the worker's lives.

Date

1595 or 1617

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