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This microhistory of early modern transatlantic migration follows the journey of the Agata, a Dutch frigate hired by Spanish merchants in 1747 to travel between Cádiz and Veracruz. Manned by migrants from across Europe, the Agata was intercepted by British privateers on its return trip, an event that led to the preservation of most of the documents on board, including a collection of personal letters.
Through a microscopical lens, this book delves into the lives of some of the migrants linked to the Agata, either as members of the crew —a ship, after all, is a moving workplace— as passengers, or as people sending letters through the ship. Their stories and anecdotes illustrate how early modern migrants in the Spanish Atlantic navigated the often-restrictive migration laws, stayed connected with family and friends back home, sent remittances and gifts, and built networks to support new migrants.
A Microhistory of Early Modern Transatlantic Migration is written for anyone interested in the history of migration, regardless of their familiarity with the specific historical context. It aims to engage both specialists and general readers interested in migration, labour, seafaring, and social history. This book also seeks to bridge some gaps between contemporary migration studies and migration history, serving as an introduction to these fields for non-specialist readers while providing new insights from unpublished sources not previously examined by other historians, and offered in translation.
Contents
Introduction
Microhistory
Migration history
Migration in the early modern Atlantic
Letters as a Source for the History of Migration
The Agata's Letters in Context
Structure and sources
Chapter 1: The Master and his Family
Sanlúcar de Barrameda: A City of Migrants
Life Before the Agata
Becoming Shipmaster
Letters from Mexico
News From the Family
Letters to Spain
Chapter 2: The Agata's Journey
From Zaandam to Spain
A Dutch Ship in Cádiz
War, Privateering and Trade
The charterers
Preparations for the Journey
From Cádiz to New Spain
The Agata in Veracruz
Missing Havana
The Capture and the Captors
Chapter 3: The Agata's Migrants
Mobile Workers
A Multinational Crew
Life on the Agata
Regular and Irregular Migration in the Spanish Atlantic
Blending in: Citizenship and Belonging in New Spain
A Free Black in Mexico
Return Passengers: from Batavia to Veracruz
Chapter 4: The Agata's Letters
Letters to Migrants Sent From Sanlúcar
From Josepha Croquer in Sanlúcar de Barrameda to Her Nephew Antonio
From Juan Franchois in Seville to Juan de Espinosa y Eliguisamon
Letters From Migrants in Mexico to Sanlúcar
From Joseph de Vargas to a Woman Named Catalina
From Joseph de Ribas to His Wife Rosa Francisca de Ribas y Aguilar
From Bartholome Rodríguez de Reina to His Relative Roman de Bargas
Two Letters of Recommendation
Chapter 5: A Father and a Son
A Commercial Agent and His Son
Letters and Themes
From Juan to Ángela Vallejo
From Juan to Bernardo Fallon
The Valderrama Family
From Juan to Luis
From Juan to Pantaleona
From Joaquín to Pantaleona
From Joaquín to Antonio and Luis
Conclusion
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