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`Acts of Grace': Portuguese Monarchs and their Subjects of African Descent in Eighteenth-Century...
- Source :
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Journal of Latin American Studies . May2000, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p307. 26p. - Publication Year :
- 2000
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Abstract
- Examines direct appeals to Portuguese monarchs and how this extrajudicial option was invoked by slaves and free persons of African descent in colonial Brazil. Production and content of appeals; Relations between slave and owner; Pros and cons of the appellate recourse in the context of colonial governance.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022216X
- Volume :
- 32
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Latin American Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 3248692
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022216X00005757