Slavery in Yauco
Slavery's Origins in Puerto Rico
The archive of Church records in Yauco provide details on the baptisms, marriages, and deaths of slaves living in the municipality starting in 1752 until the abolition of slavery in March 22, 1873. Puerto Rico's history of slavery began with Spanish colonization and its use of Taíno people as slaves. Due to a lack of immunity to diseases like smallpox and the inhumane conditions which caused many Taíno to commit suicide using poisonous yucca juice, Bartolomé de las Casas made a case against the use of natives as slaves in 1512. In his case against the enslavement of the natives, de las Casas suggested the use of African slaves instead of natives. In 1517, the Spanish Crown permitted the first importation of African slaves to the colonies thus beginning the slave trade.
Slaver Owners and their Slaves (1700s)
Doña Apolonia Borrero
María
Jacinto
María de los Dolores
María Monserrate
Ciprian (1773-1773)
Juan (1776-1776)
Juana (1780-1780)
Josefa
Juana Martina (born 1754 in Sitio de Caney)
Victoriana (born 1758 in Pueblo de Yauco)
María Antonia (born 1762 in Sitio del Caney; died 1764)
Laureano (born 1770)
Doña Isabel Borrero
Severina de Rivera (daughter of Mónica) married Pedro de Santiago on August 2, 1756
Pedro González de Rivera (son of Pedro Lorenzo and Dominga del Rosario) married Victoria Ramos de Sea on November 7, 1756
María
Francisco de Torres married María de Albarado (daughter of Rosa de Albarado) on January 8, 1763 with 4th degree affinity.
Doña María Borrero
Pedro de Santiago (of Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe de Ponce and son of Juan de Santiago and Manuela de Figueroa) married Severina de Rivera on August 2, 1756
Antonia (daughter of Severina, esclava de Doña Isabel de Rivera; June-July 15, 1759)
Doña María de la Candelaria
Roque (died January 28, 1762)
Francisco, Moreno, libreto de Doña María de la Candelaria (born c. 1682 and died November 12, 1752)
Juan Cintrón
Dionicia
Siprián (born September 25, 1754 in Sitio de Guadianilla)
Francisco Collazo
Juana Savina
Estevan (born August 31, 1751 in Sitio de la Sierra)
Juana (possibly multiple Juana's)
Dorotea (born May 19, 1754 in Sitio de la Sierra)
José (born July 10, 1754 in Sitio de la Sierra)
Luis (born August 20, 1757 in Sitio de la Sierra)
María Inocencia (born December 26, 1760 in Sitio de la Sierra)
Juan (born February 9, 1765 in Sitio de la Sierra)
Juana Atilano
María de la Rosario (born March 5, 1762)
Eugenia (c. 1719-January 20, 1759)
Paula Collazo
Juana Sabina
José (c. 1753-December 21, 1758)
Sargento reformado Don Antonio López de Victoria
Juan
Dominga
Capellán Don José López de Victoria
Felipe and Maria
Tomás (born December 21, 1755 in Sitio de Barinas)
Tomasa (born December 19, 1755 in Sitio de Barinas)
Juan Estevan (born August 14, 1757 in Sitio del Caney)
Juan Pablo López (inherited to Don Juan Manuel López) married Juana Ventura, libre
Juan de la Cruz López y Ventura (born May 5, 1764 in Sitio de Santo Domingo)
Jose Antonio López y Ventura (born May 8, 1769)
Tomás López (son of María del Rosario) married Olaya de Lugo (daughter of Agustina de Rivera) on March 23, 1759
Clemente Inocencio López (born December 27, 1760 in Pueblo)
Francisco López (born September 27, 1762 in Pueblo)
Jeorge (died May 2, 1764 at 10 days old)
Dionisio López (born April 1765 in Sitio del Rio)
Raymundo (son of Basilia de la Vega) married Rosa Morales (daughter of Juan de Morales and Faustina Rosado) on November 23, 1761
Simona (born October 30, 1761 in Pueblo)
Juana Cayetana (born May 15, 1764 in Pueblo)
Don Nicolás Lorenzo de Figueroa
Petronila
Domingo (born May 12, 1751 in Sitio de Macaná)
Petrona (daughter of Coleta Ortiz) married Manuel Colomo, a native of la Guinea, on February 3, 1761
Guillermo de Lugo
Teodora
Francisca (born c. 1751-June 21, 1758)
José (born February 17, 1754 in Sitio de Caney and died August 14, 1754)
Manuel Muñiz Suárez
Severina or Serafina
Luiz (born June 19, 1751 in Sitio de la Sierra and died August 7, 1754)
Pablo (born August 3, 1754 in Sitio de Guadianilla)
Martín (born November 11, 1756 in Sitio de la Sierra)
Jacinto
Pedro Muñiz Suárez
María
Isabel married Antonio, slave of Dionicio Rodríguez, on September 26, 1762
Teniente de Capitán Don Juan Ortiz de la Renta
Victoriana
Andrea (born January 20, 1752 in Sitio de Macaná)
Teniente á Guerra Don Fernando Pacheco de Matos
Isabel (died April 16, 1787 owned by Doña María de Quiñones)
Ana (born July 22, 1751 in Sitio de la Zarza and died October 19, 1824)
Clara (born August 10 and died August 16, 1755)
Juan Pacheco married Juana de la Candelaria, libre
Sebastiana Pacheco (born February 1, 1752 in Sitio de la Zarza)
Gregroio Pacheco (born December 26, 1793)
Domingo Pacheco (born May 12, 1753 in Sitio de la Zarza)
Juana Pacheco (born November 15, 1754 in Sitio de la Zarza)
María Monserrate Pacheco (born June 11, 1756 in Sitio del Rio)
Patricio Pacheco (born March 27, 1758)
Juana
Manuel (born May 24, 1752 in Sitio de Yauco)
Antonio married Petrona Ortiz, libre (daughter of Manuela Ortiz) on August 3, 1755.
Silveria
Paula (born July 17, 1752 in Sitio de la Zarza)
Alonso (born September 3, 1755 in Sitio de la Zarza)
Luciana
Policarpio (March-April 12, 1755)
Luciana (born June 10, 1756 in Sitio del Río)
Pablo (born January 9, 1759)
Casimira (born February 28, 1762)
Ignacia (born February 1, 1762)
Urbano (inherited by Antonio Pacheco de Matos y Torres de Figueroa in 1768) married Andrea on September 21, 1769
Juana María (born March 30, 1769)
Juan Monserrate (1787-September 13, 1787)
José married Luisa Machado y Soto (daughter of Miguel and Teresa) on April 24, 1811
Vicente married Francisca de Torres
Clara (born August 10, 1764)
Teniente de Capitán Don José Pacheco
Luciana
Francisca (born January 31, 1756 in Sitio del Almácigo)
Alférez Don Manuel Pagán
María (native of Africa, baptized November 9, 1756 as an adult)
Juana Tomasa (c. 1762-1768)
Carlos de Rivera
María de la Naval
María del Rosario
Doña Isabel de Rivera
Raymunda
Francisca (October 6-10, 1754)
Tomasa (January 7, 1756 in Sitio de Guadianilla)
Pedro (son of Victoria, esclava de Capitán Don Domingo Rodríguez de la Seda; c. 1757-December 9, 1758)
Severina
Antonia, esclava de Doña María Borrero
Antonio Rodríguez de la Seda
Juan Feliz (c. 1746-1751)
Alférez reformado Antonio Rodríguez de la Seda
María Rodríguez (daughter of María Collazo) married Faustino de Mercado (son of Cecilia de Mercado) on May 2, 1764.
María
Dominga (born May 11, 1751 in Sitio de Guadianilla)
Camiro (born February 13, 1756 in Sitio de Guadianilla)
Diego Rodríguez de la Seda
Jacinta
Narcisa (born September 21, 1752 in Sitio de la Sierra)
Juana Jacinta
Juliana (born July 11, 1754 in Sitio de la Sierra and died November 19, 1758)
Juan (born October 24, 1756 in Sitio de la Sierra)
Dionicio Rodríguez
Basilia
Antonio married Isabel, slave of Pedro Muñiz Suárez on September 26, 1762
Alférez reformado Don Domingo Rodríguez de la Seda
Teodora
Manuel (born May 30, 1751 in Sitio de Barinas)
Teodoro (born November 8, 1752 in Sitio de Barinas)
María Monserrate (born September 15, 1754 in Sitio de Barinas)
Josefa (inherited to Doña Apolonia García)
Juana Martina (born November 8, 1754 in Sitio del Caney)
Victoriana (born November 10, 1758 in Pueblo)
Maria Antonia (born August 14, 1762 in Sitio del Caney)
María Antonia (died January 2, 1764 at 17 days)
Laureano (born July 2, 1770)
Capitán Don Domingo Rodríguez de la Seda
Victoria (daughter of Constanza Ortiz) married Pedro Pedro González de Rivera on November 7, 1756
Hipolito (natural son; born c. 1745-September 21, 1755)
Juana (natural daughter; born October 31, 1752 in Sitio de Macaná and died September 14, 1755)
Joaquin (natural son; born April 19, 1755 in Sitio de Macaná)
Pedro, esclavo de Doña Isabel de Rivera (c. 1757-December 9, 1758)
Isidro Rodríguez de la Seda
Bárbara
Juan Francisco (1764-February 24, 1765)
Alférez Miguel Rodríguez de la Seda
Juliana
Juana Josefa (born February 16, 1751 in Sitio de Guadianilla)
María (baptized October 22, 1752 and born in Sitio de Guadianilla)
Juan Manuel (born June 18, 1757 in Sitio de Guadianilla)
Nicolás Rodríguez de la Seda
Juliana
María Magdalena Rodríguez married Manuel García (son of Manuel García and Lucía de Figueroa) on January 3, 1763 with 4th degree consanguinity
Juana (c. 1746-1760; died by drowning and declared a sinner)
Pedro (born July 2, 1751 in Sitio de Barinas)
María
Juan Ruiz Machado
Isabel (freed in his will)
Paula (freed in his will)
Juan (October 11-17, 1754)
Felipa (freed in his will)
Juan José (freed in his will)
Ana Sánchez de Cadiz
Eugenio (son of Constanza Ramos) married Felipa Morales, libre (daughter of Juan Morales and Faustina Rosado) on October 20, 1755
Juan Concepcion (born December 10, 1757 in Sitio de Barinas)
Capitán Andrés de Torres y Figueroa
María
Rosalía (born January 5, 1752 in Sitio de Barinas)
Domingo (born May 11, 1753 in Sitio de Barinas)
José Antonio (born April 3, 1757 in Sitio del Rio)
Sargento Mayor reformado Don José de Torres y Figueroa
Cecilia
Juan married María de los Dolores Meléndez y Castro (daughter of Pasqual Meléndez and Angela de Castro) on September 17, 1764
José (born July 7, 1752 in Sitio de Caney)
Ayudante Don José de Torres y Figueroa
Victoria
Juan Pedro (born June 28, 1753 in Sitio de Guadianilla)
Cecilia (born November 20, 1756 in Sitio de Guadianilla)
Geronimo and Manuela
Juan (born January 28, 1755 in Sitio de Guadianilla)
Don Francisco de Montalvo
María married Antonio López
Bruno Urbano de la Concepción, native of Villa de San Germán married María Francisca Pérez (daughter of Ana Pérez) on December 30, 1761