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Slavery and spatial dialectics on Cuban coffee plantations
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Slaveholders manipulated the spatial organization of plantations to their advantage in an effort to control the actions of enslaved workers. Slave workers, on the hand, always found ways to resist planter hegemony. Cuban slaveholders, not only employed surveillance measures comparable to those found elsewhere in the Americas, but they also housed enslaved people in prison-like quarters. Using both archaeological data and written sources, this essay examines plantation slavery in Cuba by analyzing the dialectal relationship between slaveowners' control of plantation space and enslaved laborers' resistance of that control.
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Singleton examines Cuban coffee plantation slavery through the dialectic between slaveholders’ spatial control and enslaved people’s resistance, focusing on the walled slave village at El Padre. She argues that prison-like quarters and surveillance were meant to contain resistance but were never fully effective.
Key findings
- At El Padre, a masonry wall 3.35 m high enclosed the slave village; this is consistent with an 1825 Matanzas regulation requiring farms with *bohíos* to build fencing or a palisade 4–5 varas (about 3.40–4.25 m) high with a locked gateway.
- Walled slave villages were not unique to El Padre: Angerona, a large cafetal reputed to have had 450 enslaved workers, also had a walled slave village with an iron gate, noted by Abbot in 1828.
- Enslaved people resisted despite these controls: in Matanzas province alone, 399 acts of violence, including attempted revolts, were reported from 1825 to 1850; in 1841, forty-five enslaved workers fled the nearby San Juan de Nepomuceno sugar plantation, and all but eight returned.
- Excavated artifacts from El Padre’s slave quarter date mainly to 1800–1860 and resemble other slave sites in the Americas, but all coarse earthenwares are of Hispanic origin; a 2 cm English blue-on-white transfer-print ceramic disk is interpreted as a possible example of cultural resistance.
Methods
- Combines archaeological data from test excavations at the El Padre coffee plantation in Havana province with written sources, extant plantation ruins, and comparative examples from Cuba and the Caribbean.
- Excavations within the walled slave village revealed three areas of post-holes; one building could be estimated at 5 m × 7 m, with posts suggesting an interior dividing wall.
- Analysis uses Henri Lefebvre’s concept of spatial dialectics and Foucault’s panopticism to interpret the relationship between planter control of plantation space and enslaved people’s everyday and cultural resistance.
Limitations
- The paper states that the research is at a preliminary stage, that it is unclear who first established the coffee plantation at El Padre, and that solutions to whether wall enclosures were widespread are tentative.
- It also states that archaeological testing at El Padre has not been sufficient to identify slave-induced modifications to the excavated structure or yard area.
- Evident from the text: the excavation sample is small, only one structure’s overall size could be estimated, and no slave-made pottery comparable to colonowares or Afro-Caribbean wares has been identified at El Padre or other historic sites in western Cuba.
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Test excavations within the area enclosed by the wall at El Padre yielded three distinct areas of post-holes forming what appears to be a row of structures.
“Test excavations within the area enclosed by the wall yielded three distinct areas of post-holes forming what appears to be a row of structures.”
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At Angerona, the ruins suggest the slave village was surrounded by a wall made of mampostería with an iron gate entry.
“Today, the ruins at Angerona suggest the slave village was surrounded by a wall made of mampostería with an iron gate entry (Plate 1).”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Findingnone given
Archaeological testing at El Padre has not been sufficient to identify slave-induced modifications to the excavated structure or yard area.
“Archaeological testing at the slave village of El Padre has not been suf cient to date to identify suggestions of slave-induced modi cations either to the excavated structure or to the yard area.”
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The required height of the fencing (between 3.40m and 4.25m) is consistent with the wall height of 3.35m at El Padre.
“The required height of the fencing between 3.40m and 4.25m is consistent with the wall height of 3.35m at El Padre.”
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A stairway existed at El Padre that ascended above the first floor, perhaps to the roof.
“An imprint of a stairway that once ascended to an entrance above the ceiling level of the rst oor is visible on the exterior south wall of the slaveholder's house (Plate 2).”
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Artifacts from El Padre are similar to and sometimes identical to those from slave quarters in the United States and other Caribbean islands.
“In general, the artefacts recovered from the El Padre slave quarter are similar to and, in some cases, identical to the kinds of artefacts recovered from slave quarters both in the United States and on other Caribbean islands.”
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At the archaeological site of El Padre, a masonry wall 3.35m high encloses the slave village.
“At the archaeological site of El Padre, the most imposing feature is a masonry wall 3.35m high that encloses the slave village (Fig. 1).”
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Well-organized maroon communities lived in the mountain ranges surrounding coffee plantations in the Sierra de los Organos in the province of Piñar de Rio and Sierra del Grillo in Havana province.
“Wellorganized maroon communities lived in the mountain ranges surrounding coffee plantations in the Sierra de los Organos in the province of Piñar de Rio (Paquette 1988: 73-5) and Sierra del Grillo in Havana province (La Rosa Corzo and Pérez Padrón 1994).”
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- cites La Rosa Corzo and Pérez Padrón 1994
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- Interpretationcitation
Even in prison-like quarters of the barracones, enslaved people found ways to alter their living arrangements.
“Even in prison-like quarters of the barracones, enslaved people found ways to alter their living arrangements.”
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Construction of the wall at El Padre may have been a direct response to the Governor's regulations.
“Therefore, construction of the wall may have been a direct response to the Governor's regulations.”
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The archaeological study of slave villages is most capable of uncovering evidence of covert, everyday resistance.
“The archaeological study of slave villages is most capable of uncovering evidence of covert, everyday resistance.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Interpretationnone given
Covert acts of resistance had the advantage of taking place yet going undetected by slaveholders and managers.
“Covert acts of resistance also had the advantage of taking place, yet going undetected by slaveholders and managers.”
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The bell tower at Angerona possibly served as a panoptic surveillance device.
“The bell tower pictured in Plate 2 possibly served as a panoptic surveillance device at Angerona.”
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Through various forms of everyday and cultural resistance, enslaved people covertly challenged grueling work routines and inhuman living conditions.
“Through various forms of everyday and cultural resistance, enslaved people covertly challenged grueling work routines and inhuman living conditions.”
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Similar artefacts have been recovered from slave sites in the southern United States and in the Caribbean.
“Similar artefacts have been recovered from slave sites in the southern United States (e.g.Russell 1997: 75) and in the Caribbean (Armstrong 1990b: 137-8;Pulsipher and Goodwin 1999: 30).”
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- cites Armstrong 1990b
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- cites Pulsipher and Goodwin 1999
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- Interpretationcitation
Reverend Abiel Abbot's 1828 description suggests that a wall enclosure with a gated entrance to the slave village existed even when Angerona was a coffee plantation.
“Although it is not clear to what kind of walls or fences the gate was connected, the description suggests that a wall enclosure with a gated entrance to the slave village existed even when Angerona was a coffee plantation.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Abbot 1829: 144
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- Premisecitation
Slave raiding was a problem, particularly during periods of labor shortages.
“Slave raiding was a problem, particularly during periods of labor shortages.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Moreno Fraginals 1976
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- Interpretationown data
The extant ruins at both El Padre and Angerona demonstrate that enclosing slave villages with walls did occur in Cuba.
“Moreover, the extant ruins at both El Padre and Angerona demonstrate that this practice did, indeed, occur.”
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From a rooftop terrace or similar construction at El Padre, it would have been possible to observe activities taking place within the slave village as well as other locations on the plantation.
“From such a rooftop terrace or similar construction, it would have been possible to observe activities taking place within the slave village as well as other locations on the plantation.”
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Coffee production played an equally significant role as sugar in shaping plantation slavery in Cuba during the first half of the nineteenth century.
“Although sugar set Cuba's plantation economy in motion and determined its overall direction, coffee production played an equally signi cant role in shaping plantation slavery in Cuba during the rst half of the nineteenth century (González Fernández 1991: 161).”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites González Fernández 1991: 161
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- Rests on an assumption: Even when Cuba was the leading producer of sugar, the number of coffee plantations outnumbered sugar plantations.
- Interpretationreasoning
Coffee production was an important component of the development of plantation slavery in Cuba in the first half of the nineteenth century.
“Thus, coffee production was an important component of the development of the plantation slavery of Cuba in the rst half of the nineteenth century.”
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Wall enclosures also prevented the entry of strangers.
“At the same time, wall enclosures also prevented the entry of strangers.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Samson 1992: 33 source
- Interpretationreasoning
Planters were wary of rancheadores because they could never be certain that a captured runaway would be returned to the original owner.
“Planters were wary of rancheadores because they could never be certain that if a runaway was captured that he or she would be returned to the original owner.”
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On Cuban plantations, cultural resistance was manifested in various ways, including song, dance, folktales, religion, and medicinal practices.
“On Cuban plantations, cultural resistance was manifested in various ways, including song, dance, folktales, religion and medicinal practices (Barcia Paz 1998: 23-8).”
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- Interpretationreasoning
What slaveholders failed to recognize was that enslaved laborers had their own notions of an ideal existence.
“What slaveholders failed to recognize was that enslaved laborers had their own notions of an ideal existence.”
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The governor of Matanzas province issued regulations after a slave rebellion requiring all farms with bohíos to build fencing or a palisade around the houses between 4 or 5 varas high with a locked gateway for security.
“One of the security measures required of all farms with bohíos was 'to build fencing or a palisade around the houses between 4 or 5 varas [a Spanish measurement about .85m]high with a locked gateway for security' (ANC GSC 1825: 4, my translation).”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites ANC GSC 1825: 4
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- Premisenone given
Planters began to build barracones in the 1840s to curb slave rebellions and runaways.
“Planters began to build these barracones in the 1840s to curb slave rebellions and runaways.”
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The structures at El Padre were presumably slave dwellings known as bohíos.
“These structures were presumably slave dwellings, known as bohíos.”
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Nearly every aspect of plantation space resulted from conscious decision making on the part of planters to maximize profits, exercise surveillance and reinforce the subordinate status of enslaved people.
“Nearly every aspect of plantation space from the location and arrangement of slave quarters (e.g.Armstrong 1990a; Epperson 1990Epperson , 1999Epperson , 2000) ) to the details of slave-house construction (e.g.McKee 1992) resulted from conscious decision making on the part of planters to maximize pro ts, exercise surveillance and reinforce the subordinate status of enslaved people.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 3 sources checked- cites Armstrong 1990a
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- cites Epperson 1990 source
- cites McKee 1992
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- Interpretationreasoning
Enclosing slave houses behind a wall may have been less severe than the barracón.
“While the idea of enclosing slave houses behind a wall -higher than the average ceiling height of a modern American house -appears an extreme example of a slaveholder's control over the living spaces of the enslaved, it may have been less severe than the barracón.”
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Panoptic surveillance at El Padre may have taken place from the roof or a second level of the slaveholder's house.
“Panoptic surveillance is less obvious at El Padre, but may have taken place from the roof or a second level of the slaveholder's house.”
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Beginning in late 1837 and continuing throughout 1838, maroon groups attacked several coffee plantations.
“Beginning in late 1837 and continuing throughout 1838, maroon groups attacked several coffee plantations (La Rosa Corzo and Pérez Padrón 1994: 104-7;Bernard Bosch et al. 1985: 66).”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 2 sources checked- cites La Rosa Corzo and Pérez Padrón 1994: 104-7
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- cites Bernard Bosch et al. 1985: 66
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- Interpretationcitation
Reynoso's 1861 statement implies that building palisades around slave villages was at least considered, if not experimented with in Cuba.
“Reynoso's statement implies that building palisades around slave villages was at least considered, if not experimented with in Cuba.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Reynoso 1861: 330
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- Interpretationcitation
Wall enclosures were built to contain slave activities.
“The previously described written sources indicate that wall enclosures were built to contain slave activities.”
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They fled the plantation because of poor treatment from a new plantation manager.
“They apparently ed the plantation because of the poor treatment they received from a new plantation manager.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites ANC GSC 1841
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- Premisecitation
Written sources on Cuban slavery suggest that enslaved people modified their living spaces.
“Written sources on Cuban slavery suggest that enslaved people also modi ed their living spaces.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 2 sources checked- cites Reynoso 1861
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- cites Scott 1985
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- Premisecitation
Slaveholders everywhere manipulated the spatial organization of plantations to control enslaved people.
“Slaveholders everywhere manipulated the spatial organization of plantations in order to control enslaved people.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Singleton and Bograd 1995: 18-20
- Interpretationreasoning
This jail-like character was particularly evident in the built environment of slave quarters and the spatial order of plantations.
“This jail-like character was particularly evident in the built environment of slave quarters and the spatial order of plantations.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim - Interpretationnone given
In an effort to curb rebellious activities of a growing slave population, slaveholders adopted management practices that resembled prison life.
“In an effort to curb the rebellious activities of a growing slave population, slaveholders adopted management practices that resembled prison life.”
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Enslaved men and women in Cuba engaged in many forms of resistance, including revolts, homicides, suicides, maroonage, covert and cultural resistance.
“In Cuba, as elsewhere in the Americas, enslaved men and women were engaged in many different forms of resistance, including revolts, homicides, suicides, maroonage as well as covert and cultural resistance (see Barcia Paz 1998).”
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- Interpretationreasoning
Consequently, they sought various ways to undermine slaveholder authority.
“Consequently, they sought various ways to undermine slaveholder authority.”
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Planters desired to keep slave raiders away from their enslaved laborers.
“Planters also desired to keep slave raiders away from their enslaved laborers.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Moreno Fraginals 1976
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- Interpretationreasoning
In the archaeological study of plantation space, covert resistance is most evident in modifications enslaved people made to their houses or yard areas.
“In the archaeological study of plantation space, this form of resistance is most evident in modi cations enslaved people made to their houses or yard areas.”
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In Roman and medieval cases, the enclosure wall served as a material manifestation for recognizing the intention of slave flight.
“In both situations, the enclosure wall also served as a material manifestation for recognizing the intention of slave ight.”
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- Interpretationcitation
Nineteenth-century written and visual sources on Cuban slavery suggest enclosing a slave village within a wall was a known practice.
“Despite the fact that scholars of Cuban slavery have not discussed wall enclosures surrounding slave villages, nineteenthcentury written and visual sources on Cuban slavery suggest enclosing a slave village within a wall was a known practice.”
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The barracón de patio was the most notorious prison-like slave quarter identified by scholars of Cuban slavery.
“By far, the most notorious slave quarter identi ed as 'prison-like' by scholars of Cuban slavery was the barracón de patio (Bergrad 1990: 235;Moreno Fraginals 1978, 2: 74; Pérez de la Riva 1952: 387; Pérez de la Riva, J. 1975: 29-42;Scott 1985: 17-19).”
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- cites Moreno Fraginals 1978, 2: 74
- cites Pérez de la Riva 1952: 387
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- Premisecitation
Wall enclosures were designed to make entrance a hindrance.
“In addition to containing activities, wall enclosures were also designed to make entrance a hindrance (Samson 1992: 29).”
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Running away and revolts were significantly high on Cuban plantations.
“Yet, despite the potential consequences, both running away and revolts were signi cantly high on Cuban plantations.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Paquette 1988
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- Interpretationreasoning
A walled slave village could serve as a deterrent to all slave raiders, whether maroons or rancheadores.
“Although regulations were instituted for the proper capture and return of slave runaways, a walled slave village could serve as a deterrent to all slave raiders, whether they were maroons or rancheadores.”
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Rancheadores organized gangs and stole black laborers from one plantation to sell to another.
“In addition to pursuing runaways, these slave catchers organized gangs and stole black laborers from one plantation and would sell them to another plantation (Moreno Fraginals 1976: 133, 138).”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Moreno Fraginals 1976
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- Premisecitation
El Padre was part of the westernmost districts of Matanzas Province for most of the nineteenth century.
“Although El Padre is not located in Matanzas province today, it was part of the westernmost districts of Matanzas Province for most of the nineteenth century (ANC Protocolo de Salinas 1829: 1671; ANC Gobierno General 1878).”
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- cites ANC Gobierno General 1878
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- Premisenone given
Cuban slaveholders desired to keep away from enslaved people anyone who would disrupt the work routine or the established social order.
“Cuban slaveholders desired to keep away from enslaved people anyone who would disrupt the work routine or the established social order.”
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Cuban plantation slavery had a jail-like structure, particularly in slave-management practices adopted to contain slave activities.
“One of the most striking features of the Cuban plantation is what historian Moreno Fraginals referred to as 'its jail-like structure ' (1977: 189).This characterization aptly describes many slave-management practices adopted in Cuba, particularly those implemented to contain slave activities.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Moreno Fraginals 1977: 189 source
- Interpretationreasoning
Wall enclosures at Angerona and El Padre appear antithetical to panoptic surveillance.
“Given this de nition, the wall enclosures at Angerona and El Padre appear antithetical to panoptic surveillance.”
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A ceramic disk measuring 2cm in diameter and made of English blue-on-white transfer print is the one artefact that could be considered an example of cultural resistance.
“A ceramic disk measuring 2cm in diameter and made of English blue-on-white transfer print is the one artefact that could be considered an example of cultural resistance.”
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Some variation of panoptic or other form of surveillance would have been necessary to observe enslaved people within the village, at the coffee works and elsewhere on the plantation.
“Yet, some variation of panoptic or other form of surveillance would have been necessary to observe enslaved people within the village, at the coffee works and elsewhere on the plantation.”
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- The quote only partly states this claim. 1
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Findingown dataOne building at El Padre measured 5m x 7m, with a series of posts approximately in the center suggesting an interior wall divided the structure into two rooms.
“Only in one of three areas has it been possible to estimate the overall size of the building, which measures 5m 3 7m.A series of posts approximately in the center of this rectangular space suggests that an interior wall divided the structure into two rooms.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claimProbably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.
Findingown dataThe wall, the slaveholder's house, and a specialized building of unknown function at El Padre were constructed of mampostería.
“The wall, as well as the two other extant structures, the slaveholder's house and a specialized building of unknown function, were constructed of mampostería, a construction material consisting of stone, rubble and limebased mortar.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claimIt may state two separate claims as one.
FindingcitationAll but eight of the enslaved workers returned; some were captured by armed men with dogs (rancheadores), others surrendered.
“All but eight of the enslaved workers returned to the plantation.A party of armed men with dogs, undoubtedly rancheadores, captured some of them, while the others surrendered themselves to the authorities.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites ANC GSC 1841
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FindingreasoningEnslaved men and women still ran away, planned rebellions, took their owners' lives as well as their own lives.
“Enslaved men and women still ran away, planned rebellions, took their owners' lives as well as their own lives.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claimIt may state two separate claims as one.
Findingown dataThe vast majority of artifacts recovered from in and around the structures at El Padre date between 1800 and 1860, corresponding with the period when the site was functioning as a cafetal.
“The vast majority of the artifacts recovered from in and around the structures date between 1800 and 1860, and therefore correspond with the period when the site was functioning as a cafetal.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claimProbably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
PremisecitationJames Delle's study of Jamaican coffee plantations demonstrates that the placement of the overseer's house served as a central point in surveillance.
“Using Foucault's (1979) analysis of panopticism, Delle demonstrates how the placement of the overseer's house served as a central point in surveillance in much the same way a guard tower does.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Delle 1998: 159
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Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.
PremisecitationStone-wall enclosures were used to keep enslaved people in during the Roman period and dependent serfs in during the medieval period.
“Similarly, stone-wall enclosures were used to keep enslaved people in during the Roman period and dependent serfs in during the medieval period.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Samson 1992: 33 source
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper may give no reason why it holds.
Premisenone givenNone of the studies on Cuban slave housing discuss the practice of enclosing slave quarters within a prison-like wall.
“None of the studies on Cuban slave housing, however, discuss the practice of enclosing slave quarters within a prison-like wall.”
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Interpretationnone givenSurveillance measures in Cuban slavery seem extreme compared with those of slave societies in Anglophone America.
“Such surveillance measures seem extreme when compared with those of slave societies in Anglophone America, and therefore raises several questions”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim- Rests on an assumption: The surveillance measures in Cuban slavery were extreme compared with those of slave societies in Anglophone America.
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PremisecitationEnslaved people in Cuba were housed in prison-like quarters that were often locked at night and carefully watched by guards.
“One such practice, discernible in extant ruins of plantation buildings, was the housing of enslaved people in prison-like quarters.These quarters were often locked at night, and carefully watched by guards.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim- Rests on an assumption: Enslaved people in Cuban prison-like quarters were often locked at night and carefully watched by guards.
It may state two separate claims as one.
Premisenone givenMaroons could be particularly troubling for slaveholders because they would liberate enslaved people, take plantation supplies and destroy property.
“Maroons, slave runaways, could be particularly troubling for slaveholders because they would liberate enslaved people, take plantation supplies and destroy property.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claimProbably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.
InterpretationcitationA cafetal named Santa Ana belonging to the O'Farrills was included among the plantations attacked by maroons; presumably this was Santa Ana de Viajaca, the site of El Padre.
“A cafetal named Santa Ana belonging to the O'Farrills was included among these plantations (La Rosa and Pérez Padrón 1994: 103); presumably this was Santa Ana de Viajaca, the site of El Padre.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites La Rosa and Pérez Padrón 1994: 103
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Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.
PremisecitationMoreno Fraginals suggests that slave raiding from coffee plantations became the solution to labor shortages, and he identifies slave raiders as displaced white peasants who became rancheadores.
“Moreno Fraginals suggests that slave raiding from coffee plantations became the solution to this problem, and he identi es slave raiders as displaced white peasants who became rancheadores -pursuers of slave runaways.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Moreno Fraginals 1976
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PremisecitationHousehold objects were acquired through purchase rather than issued as provisions, supported by Abbot's observations at Angerona.
“That these household objects were acquired through purchase rather than issued as provisions is supported from Abbot's observations at Angerona: It is the maxim with the proprietor that negroes should have money and spend it.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Abbot 1829
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InterpretationreasoningGiven the importance of divination in the Afro-Cuban religion Santería, it should not be surprising to find artefacts suggestive of divining and of other African religious practices from a Cuban slave quarter.
“Given the importance of divination in the Afro-Cuban religion Santería, it should not be surprising to nd artefacts suggestive of divining and of other African religious practices from a Cuban slave quarter.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim- Rests on an assumption: A key principle of African divination involves throwing objects and using the arrangement in which the pieces land either to predict the future or to determine a course of action.
It may state two separate claims as one.
InterpretationreasoningSeveral former coffee plantations inspected for this research project were never re-occupied, offering archaeologists an opportunity to study slavery and plantation life from well-preserved contexts.
“Several former coffee plantations inspected for this research project were never re-occupied; therefore, these sites offer archaeologists an opportunity to study slavery and plantation life from wellpreserved contexts.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claimIt may state two separate claims as one.
Interpretationown dataMany recovered artifacts offer insights into how enslaved people fashioned their quarters, and at least one artefact - a ceramic disc - can potentially be considered cultural resistance.
“Many of the recovered artifacts, however, offer insights into the ways in which enslaved people fashioned their quarters, and, at least one artefact -a ceramic disc -can potentially be considered within the realm of cultural resistance.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claimIt may state two separate claims as one.
PremisecitationBy 1830, investments in coffee production in western Cuba were equal to those in sugar, and the number of enslaved workers employed on cafetales was often equal to that in ingenios.
“By 1830, investments in coffee production in western Cuba were equal to those in sugar, and the number of enslaved workers employed on cafetales, coffee plantations, was often equal to that in the ingenios, sugar plantations (Bergad et al. 1995: 29).”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Bergad et al. 1995: 29 source
It may state two separate claims as one.
InterpretationreasoningAll recovered artifacts suggest that enslaved people on Cuban plantations acquired these objects through purchase or trade, representing their personal tastes.
“All the recovered artefacts suggest that enslaved people on Cuban plantations, like other enslaved peoples elsewhere in the Americas, acquired these objects through purchase or trade, and therefore represent, to some extent, their personal tastes in selfpresentation.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claimProbably not a substantial claim.
PremisecitationArchitectural historian Miguel Herrera noted structural indications of balaustrada, a balustrade at the roof level of the El Padre house along the exterior north wall in 1999.
“architectural historian Miguel Herrera, who noted structural indications of balaustrada, a balustrade at the roof level of the house along the exterior north wall in 1999 (pers.comm.2001).”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Herrera 2001, pers. comm.
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper may give no reason why it holds.
InterpretationreasoningEnslaved laborers did not want to be enslaved under any circumstances.
“They did not want to be enslaved under any circumstances.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claimIt may state two separate claims as one.
InterpretationreasoningWhile the barracones and walled slave villages served as deterrents to overt forms of slave resistance, they were not completely effective.
“While the barracones and the walled slave villages served as deterrents to overt forms of slave resistance, they were not completely effective.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim- Rests on an assumption: The barracones and walled slave villages were built to prevent slave revolts and runaways.
Probably not a substantial claim. It may state two separate claims as one.
PremisecitationAccording to Foucault, the panoptic mechanism arranges space so that surveillance is constant and takes place in full visibility.
“According to Foucault, the panoptic mechanism arranges space in such way that surveillance is constant and takes place in full visibility.”
Quote in the paperSubstantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Foucault 1979: 200
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
PremisecitationWall enclosures in combination with panoptic surveillance were established at the nineteenth-century factory and town of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
“Wall enclosures in combination with panoptic surveillance were established at the nineteenth-century factory and town of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Shackel 1996: 74-8 source
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. The paper may give no reason why it holds.
Interpretationnone givenThe ceramic disk was most likely made from a broken fragment of ceramic that was reworked by smoothing the edges into a rounded form.
“The ceramic disk was most likely made from a broken fragment of ceramic that was reworked by smoothing the edges into a rounded form.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claimProbably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it. It may state two separate claims as one.
PremisecitationThe panopticon was rarely used in its pure form, but variations on it proliferated and became an important technology in numerous disparate realms of capitalist society.
“The panopticon was rarely used in its pure form, but variations on it proliferated, and it became an important technology found in numerous, disparate realms of capitalist society (Epperson 2000: 59).”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim0 of 1 sources checked- cites Epperson 2000: 59
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
The quote only partly states this claim.
InterpretationreasoningThe walled slave villages at Angerona and El Padre may have operated in a similar vein to Harpers Ferry.
“The walled slave villages at Angerona and El Padre may have operated in a similar vein.”
Quote in the paperNot a substantial claim
The paper relies on this without support.
Even when Cuba was the leading producer of sugar, the number of coffee plantations outnumbered sugar plantations.
“Even when Cuba was the leading producer of sugar, the number of coffee plantations outnumbered sugar plantations.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Coffee was produced primarily in the hilly and mountainous regions of both eastern and western Cuba, but the prosperity of the early nineteenth-century coffee economy was concentrated in western Cuba in the provinces of Havana, Matanzas and Piñar del Rio.
“Coffee was produced primarily in the hilly and mountainous regions of both eastern and western Cuba, but the prosperity of the early nineteenth-century coffee economy was concentrated in western Cuba in the provinces of Havana, Matanzas and Piñar del Rio.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The surveillance measures in Cuban slavery were extreme compared with those of slave societies in Anglophone America.
“Such surveillance measures seem extreme when compared with those of slave societies in Anglophone America, and therefore raises several questions”
The paper relies on this without support.
Enslaved people in Cuban prison-like quarters were often locked at night and carefully watched by guards.
“These quarters were often locked at night, and carefully watched by guards.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The O'Farrill family owned and operated the cafetal Santa Ana de Viajaca during the boom years of Cuban coffee production between the 1820s and the 1840s.
“During the boom years of Cuban coffee production between the 1820s and the 1840s, the O'Farrill family owned and operated the cafetal, known at that time as Santa Ana de Viajaca.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The barracones and walled slave villages were built to prevent slave revolts and runaways.
“The barracones and the walled slave villages were obviously built to prevent slave revolts and runaways, two of the most overt forms of resistance that carried the most severe punishment.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Covert acts of resistance were more commonplace than overt resistance.
“Certainly covert acts of resistance, such as feigning illness or misplacing tools, were certainly more commonplace than overt resistance.”
The paper relies on this without support.
A key principle of African divination involves throwing objects and using the arrangement in which the pieces land either to predict the future or to determine a course of action.
“A key principle of African divination involves throwing objects (e.g.beads, cowries, seeds, etc.) and using the arrangement in which the pieces land either to predict the future or to determine a course of action for the person seeking advice from the diviner.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Plantation slavery came late to Cuba compared to its English and French Caribbean neighbors, but the island became the center for the slave trade and plantation slavery in the nineteenth-century Caribbean.
“Plantation slavery came late to Cuba compared to its English and French Caribbean neighbors, but the island became the center for the slave trade and plantation slavery in the nineteenth-century Caribbean.”
The paper relies on this without support.
All slaveholders desired hardworking, loyal, well-behaved enslaved laborers.
“All slaveholders desired hardworking, loyal, well-behaved enslaved laborers.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Reformists reasoned that this goal could best be achieved through improvements in housing, food or health care.
“Reformists reasoned that this goal could best be achieved through improvements in housing, food or health care.”
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
Each contradiction between two passages listed here was confirmed by an independent check.
Bell tower is assigned to the wrong plate
MinorThe text says the bell tower is pictured in Plate 2, but the Plate 1 caption identifies the bell tower; Plate 2 is captioned as a stairway.
“The bell tower pictured in Plate 2 possibly served as a panoptic surveillance device at Angerona.”
“Figure: 1 Plate 1 Ruins of wall enclosure of slave village at Angerona.Note: bell tower to left and iron gate entrance to the right.”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Singleton, T. A.
- Corresponding author
- Singleton, Theresa A.
- Venue
- World Archaeology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2001-01
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 98-114
- ISSN
- 0043-8243 (ISSN-L)
- 1470-1375
- OpenAlex
- W2139918775
- Cited by
- 97
- References
- 47
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 33.03
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- World Archaeology (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Smithsonian Institution
- Syracuse University
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Colonialism, slavery, and trade
- Social Sciences › Anthropology › Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Cuban History and Society
- Keywords
- plantation slavery, slave resistance, slaveholders, slave labor, spatial dialectics
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