"Without liberty there is no honour", nor democracy. Cuba, slavery and abolitionism in nineteenth century Spain's empire. Issue 2 (3rd May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sanjurjo, Jesús
• Is Part Of: Journal of Iberian and Latin American studies. Volume 26:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 137
• Page End: 148
• Publication Date: 2020-05-03
• Subjects: Democracy -- abolitionism -- slavery -- Spanish empire -- Cuba; Spanish literature -- History and criticism -- Periodicals; Portuguese literature -- History and criticism -- Periodicals; Latin American literature -- History and criticism -- Periodicals; Civilization, Hispanic -- Periodicals; Portugal -- Civilization -- Periodicals; Spain -- Periodicals; Portugal -- Periodicals; Latin America -- Periodicals; 306.0946
• DOI: 10.1080/14701847.2020.1789377
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1470-1847

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Democratic ideas were used to legitimize both the need to abolish and to preserve the slave trade and slavery in the Spanish empire during the nineteenth century. This article will demonstrate that the relationship between "slavery" and "democracy" in the Spanish political debate is complex and changing. For political actors, on various places of the ideological spectrum, democratic ideas were presented both as incompatible with slavery and as a reason to oppose its abolition.