Black Society in Spanish Florida

by Jane Landers

Book Overview

Blacks under Spanish rule in Florida lived in a more complex and international world that linked the Caribbean, Africa, and Europe with a powerful and diverse Indian hinterland. Jane Landers's pioneering study of people of the African diaspora under Spain's colonial rule rewrites Florida history and enriches our understanding of the powerful links between race relations and cultural custom.

As Landers shows, Spanish Florida was a sanctuary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252067533
• ISBN13: 9780252067532
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"