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Cocorote mines
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Cocorote register records the birth of an enslaved child
📅 9 Ougùstùs 1643A Cocorote mine register recorded a birth on 9 August 1643 in a ledger titled “Memoria de los negros y negras que nacen en mi tiempo.” The child’s name is not preserved in the published summary. The...
Cocorote register records another enslaved child’s birth
📅 15 Mei 1646The Cocorote mine record of births lists a child born on 15 May 1646. No name or details of the parents survive in the published summary. Read alongside the other dated entries in the same register,...
Mine register records the death of Antonio Cachanga
📅 4 Yüli 1662A Cocorote mine register recorded the death of Antonio Cachanga, an enslaved Black man, on 4 July 1662. The entry notes three yards of coarse cloth used for his burial shroud. Its attention to the...
Mine register records the death of Juan Bran
📅 27 Ougùstùs 1663On 27 August 1663, a Cocorote register recorded the death of Juan Bran, an enslaved man, and the cotton cloth used for his shroud. The entry preserves his name but little else about his life. Paired...
Mine register records the death of Miguel, a married enslaved man
📅 16 Òktober 1663The Cocorote mine register records that Miguel, described as a married enslaved man, died on 16 October 1663. It lists the cotton cloth used for his burial. The record briefly makes visible a family...