Towards a microhistory of the enslaved
Studies on slavery are of growing importance when analyzing and understanding colonial societies and, fundamentally, in the Atlantic region as a space of connection between Africa, America and Europe. In the text a reflection is made regarding the thematic and methodological aspects that have been carried out from the microhistorical perspective. The value of the slave testimonies, direct and indirect, of the so-called ego-documents is proposed and its historiographic value is analyzed. The qualitative aspects of the history of slavery had been relegated in historical studies, in most of the cases due to the difficulty of locating sources. However, in recent years, with the development of social and cultural history, a line of historical analysis has been developed in which the hidden or silenced aspects of the history of slavery are receiving attention and occupying a wider place. Los estudios sobre la esclavitud son cada vez más importantes al analizar y entender las sociedades coloniales y, fundamentalme
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