Itineraries of Freedom Revolutionary Travels and Slave Emancipation in Colombia and the Greater Caribbean
Itineraries of Freedom Revolutionary Travels and Slave Emancipation in Colombia and the Greater Caribbean. 1789-1830 by Edgardo A. Pérez Morales A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (History) in the University of Michigan 2013 Doctoral Committee: Professor Rebecca J. Scott, Co-Chair Professor Richard L. Turits, Co-Chair Professor Jean M. Hébrard, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales Professor Javier Sanjinés Professor Julius S. Scott Acknowledgements The author gratefully acknowledges the help and friendship of individuals and institutions in Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, France, Jamaica, Spain, and the United States, especially Ada Ferrer, Ángela Pérez Villa, Anthony Ross, Armando Martínez Garnica, Ben Cronin, Carly Steinberger, Daniel Gutiérrez Ardila, David Schlitt, Eric Schewe, Graham Nessler, Guillermo Bustos, Javier Sanjinés, Jean Hébrard, Jean- Frédérique Schaub, Jeremy Ledger, Juan David Montoya Guzmán, Juan Sebastián Gómez González, Julius Scott, Katerine Bolívar Acevedo, Luis Ervin Prado Arellano, Luis Miguel Córdoba Ochoa, Marial Iglesias Utset, Marisol Salamanca Guzmán, Michael Leese, Michael Zeuske, Natalie Zemon Davis, Orián Jiménez Meneses, Orlando García Martínez, Oscar Almario García, Paulina Alberto, Rebecca Scott, Reinaldo Funes Monzote, Richard Turits, Roberto Luis Jaramillo, Susan Juster, Zoraida Arcila Aristizábal, The University of Michigan, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia. ii Table of Contents Acknowledgments ii List of Figures v Introduction: From the Antilles to the Andes 1 Chapter 1. Landscapes of slavery, rumors of freedom 16 The French scare 19 Cartagena and the phantom of “French Negros” 27 Antioquia and the “candanga” affair 34 Popayán and the “Black Queen” in the Americas 47 Chapter 2.
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