Feb 28, 2005 - Sale 2034

Sale 2034 - Lot 24

Price Realized: $ 2,185
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST FELIPE, AN AFRICAN REBEL (CUBA.) La Correspondencia de la Tercera Partida del Lanceros del Rey sobre el Ataque que le dio a los Negros apalencados en la loma de Gauchinango. [Correspondence of the 3d division of his majesty's lancers regarding the attack launched upon the maroon negroes in the hills of Guachinango.] Manuscript reports regarding this famous attack. 22 handwritten reports in various sizes. Havana, January-February 1833

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Reports on the campaign to capture the leader of a group of Africans in the remote area of Guachinanga, several of which are Signed by Conde de Villanueva, the head of the army in Cuba. The Africans, never referred to as "slaves," were led by "Felipe, ganga," a native African.