Indebted City: Slavery, Debt, and the Popular Economy of Havana
Title
Indebted City: Slavery, Debt, and the Popular Economy of Havana
Short Description of Project
The project uses notarial records from Havana, Cuba (from 1640-1770) to analyze how enslaved people were used to secure debts in an economy that had to develop mechanisms to cope with the absence of reliable currency.
Citation
“Indebted City: Slavery, Debt, and the Popular Economy of Havana,” ECDS Project Catalog, accessed October 25, 2026, https://catalog.ecds.emory.edu/items/show/275.