Francisca Mesones, an enslaved woman, presented a case to the Audiencia of Caracas concerning her son SimĂłn, a free man, and his marriage to Soledad Ponce, who was enslaved. The court ruled for...
At Puerto Cabello, officials documented the capture by the corsair La Constancia of a canoe and curiara carrying 13 fugitive Black enslaved people from Essequibo. The archive frames the event as...
