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Divre ha-yamim le-malkhe Tsarefat u-vet Otoman ha-Togar (Chronicle of the Kings of France and the Ottoman Empire)
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There was a man in Castile called Americo. He had a large ship, in which he placed a great number of supplies, as much as his soul desired, and he also resolved in his heart to amass as much booty as…

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Joseph ha-Kohen

Places:

Sabbioneta, Venice (Sabbioneta, Italy)

Date:

1554

Subjects:

Travel, Slavery, Colonialism, Violence

Categories:

Historical writing
History of the Colony of Suriname
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We will briefly mention several of his more important military expeditions. In the year 1731, Mr. Boeyé, Officer of the Christian Citizens Militia, received an order from the Council to carry out a…

Contributor:

David de Isaac Cohen Nassy

Places:

Paramaribo, Dutch Colonial Empire (Paramaribo, Suriname)

Date:

1788

Subjects:

Colonialism, Slavery, Race, Sephardic, Military, Politics

Categories:

Historical writing, Political Culture
Plan for the Invasion of Jamaica to Emancipate Slaves and Interrogation Testimony to British Authorities Following His Arrest for the Plan to Emancipate Slaves in Jamaica
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“When the genie of liberty inspired me the noble project to carry to the English, our natural…

Contributor:

Isaac Sasportas

Places:

Kingston, Great Britain (Kingston, Jamaica)

Date:

1799

Subjects:

Slavery, Rebellion, Emancipation, Race, Politics

Categories:

Historical writing, Political Culture