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A Microhistory of Early Modern Transatlantic Migration: The Frigate Agata (1747)

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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history, serving as an introduction to these fields for non-specialist readers while providing new insights from unpublished sources not previously examined by other historians, and offered in translation.

Table of 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 Bibliography


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780367608446
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 166
  • Weight: 480 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0367608448
  • Publisher Date: 25 Mar 2025
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: The Frigate Agata (1747)
  • Width: 156 mm


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