title: [Physicians and pharmacists in the Puerto Rican slave trade: Ponce, 1815-1830].
abstract: Slavery was a commerce controlled by foreigners, like physician Robert Proust, pharmacist Gaspar Duprel, and Slave trader Juan. B. Saubot in Ponce. The trading of negroes is evidence since 1816 but intensified in 1824. By 1825, Ponce was full of slaves. It continued fiercely until 1830 supported by local revenue and investments, however, never developed its own. Slavery grew parallel to the development of the "hacienda", and as such, to the wealth of the foreign businessman. These are considered the first golden years of Ponce's and Puerto Rico's economic development, which stimulated overall progress, and social well-being.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones Históricas, Departamento de Historia, Facultad de Humanidades, Universidad de Rio Piedras, P.O. Box 22802, San Juan, PR. iperezvega@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ivette
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: PérezVega
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D000383:Agriculture / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history; D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics / Q000266:history* / Q000458:organization & administration; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D010595:Pharmacists / Q000266:history*; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*; D011647:Puerto Rico; D031786:Saccharum; D012940:Social Problems / Q000266:history*; D012952:Societies / Q000266:history