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Comerciar con la sangre de nuestros hermanos : Early Abolitionist Discourses in Spain's Empire
Author(s) -
SANJURJO JESÚS
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bulletin of latin american research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1470-9856
pISSN - 0261-3050
DOI - 10.1111/blar.12746
Subject(s) - ideology , centrality , politics , humanities , empire , political science , sociology , ethnology , gender studies , law , philosophy , mathematics , combinatorics
The proposal of A gustín de A rgüelles to abolish the slave trade in 1811 was crucial in defining a new ideological stance within the S panish political debate by adopting the moral condemnation elaborated by the B ritish abolitionist movement. His initiative was the result of a coordinated strategy with the B ritish authorities and was key in the construction of early abolitionist discourses in S pain. This article explores the political, ideological and diplomatic influence of B ritain in the development of early anti‐slavery and anti‐slave trade discourses in S pain and the centrality of A rgüelles' proposal.