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This site’s collection comprises a set of archival materials related to the experiences and treatment of mixed-race peoples in the Americas. Collection items are from several archival collections across several repositories in the state of Texas.
Letter describing elopement of mulatto man and Spanish woman
A Letter from Mota (present day General Terán), Nuevo León, Mexico ().
Declaration of an enslaved mulatto man
A Legal document from St. Augustine, Florida, USA ().
Bill of sale for Nancy, an enslaved mulatto woman
A Bill of sale from Washington County, Missouri, USA ().
Copy of will of Gil Antonio Ibarvo
A Will from Nacogdoches, Texas, USA ().
Certification of freedom of Henry Hollinger
A Legal document from Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA ().
Letter from José Miguel Sánchez Navarro to Don Francisco Castellano at Monclova
A Letter from Santa Rosa (Melchor Múzquiz), Coahuila, Mexico ().
Slavery in Peru'
A Publication, Letter from Lima, Peru ().
Additional taxation for Black or mixed race free peoples of New Spain
A Circular from Durango, Mexico ().
Letter from Diego de los Reyes Balmaceda
A Letter from Asunción, Paraguay ().
Bill of sale for Alonso, an enslaved mulatto man
A Bill of sale from Villas de Carrión (Atlixco), Puebla, Mexico ().
Bill of slave for eight enslaved people including Maulda, 'a mulatto girl'
A Bill of sale from Pointe Coupée, Louisiana ().
Record of freedom of John Alonso, a formerly enslaved mulatto man
A Legal document from Puebla, Mexico ().
Bill of sale for Beatriz, an enslaved mulatta woman, and her son Leoncio
A Bill of sale from Puebla, Mexico ().
Record of land purchase by Juan de la Cruz, a free mulatto man
A Land document from Puebla, Mexico ().
Property bid by Lorenzo Garcia, a free mulatto man
A Land document from Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico ().
Legal document with seal of Domingo Perez, a mulatto man
A Legal document from ().
Photograph of Indigenous and Mestiza women at an outdoor market
A Photograph from Cuzco, Peru ().
Letter regarding roads discovered by Diego González, a mestizo man.
A Letter from Asunción, Paraguay ().
Testimony of mistreatment of Indigenous peoples in Paraguay
A Letter from Buenos Aires, Argentina ().