Estrutura da posse de escravos no Baixo Amazonas: o caso do Barão de Santarém – Século XIX

Abstract

The present work proposed to investigate the ownership of slaves by the Baron of Santarém, in the Lower Amazon, based on the post-mortem inventory found at the CDHBA, showing the spaces in which these slaves were located, the value of these subjects and their occupations, going through a slightly broader view of slavery in Brazil and analyzing small and medium properties, as well as these, contributed to the slave system, including using African captive labor, even if in small numbers. The research presented here has as its methodology the use of the Baron's inventory, bibliographies on small and medium-sized properties in Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Recôncavo Baiano in the 19th century.