Slavery and Beyond The African Impact on Latin America and the Caribbean

The slave market in Seville, while still relatively small, became one of the most active in Europe. Many called the city the 'New Babylon.' Northern and sub-Saharan Africans comprised more than 50 percent of the inhabitants of several of Seville's neighborhoods. The African populations became so socially and politically important that in 1475 the Crown appointed Juan de Valladolid, its royal servant and mayoral, to represent Seville's Afro-Iberian community. Churches and charities catered to its spiritual and material needs.Davis, Darien J. is the author of 'Slavery and Beyond The African Impact on Latin America and the Caribbean', published 1994 under ISBN 9780842024853 and ISBN 0842024859.