Baquaqua

Baquaqua

Carmen J. Jiménez

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Vernon Art and Science
Año de edición:
2026
Materia
Historia social y cultural
ISBN:
9798261600213
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’Baquaqua: una voz desde las profundidades de la diáspora africana y la resistencia a la esclavitud,’ edición bilingüe de la biografía de Baquaqua brings to life the extraordinary testimony of Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua, an enslaved African man whose life spanned multiple continents and systems of bondage. Born in present-day Benin, Baquaqua was abducted into slavery in Africa, sold in Brazil, and later transported to the United States, where he eventually secured his freedom and dictated his autobiography in 1854. His narrative offers a rare, first-person account of slavery as a global system connecting Africa, Latin America, and North America.This bilingual Spanish-English edition is the first Spanish translation of Baquaqua’s autobiography, filling a significant gap in Spanish-language scholarship on slave narratives. Unlike Caribbean-centered accounts such as Mary Prince’s narrative, Baquaqua’s life story uniquely documents enslavement across three continents and highlights African agency, Islamic identity, resistance, and survival within the Atlantic world.With a scholarly introduction in Spanish, this edition is designed for classroom adoption and research in African diaspora studies, Afro-Latin American and Brazilian history, Atlantic world history, Black studies, Islamic studies, and comparative literature. At the same time, Baquaqua’s clear, personal narrative makes the text accessible to undergraduate and secondary students, as well as to general readers interested in slavery, freedom, and historical memory. This volume serves as a vital teaching, research, and reference tool that humanizes the global dimensions of enslavement and foregrounds a voice long absent from Spanish-language discourse.Baquaqua: una voz desde las profundidades de la diáspora africana y la resistencia a la esclavitud, edición bilingüe de la biografía de Baquaqua da vida al extraordinario testimonio de Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua, un hombre africano esclavizado cuya vida abarcó múltiples continentes y sistemas de esclavitud. Nacido en lo que hoy es Benín, Baquaqua fue secuestrado y llevado a la esclavitud en África, vendido en Brasil y posteriormente trasladado a Estados Unidos, donde finalmente obtuvo su libertad y dictó su autobiografía en 1854. Su narrativa ofrece un raro testimonio en primera persona sobre la esclavitud como un sistema global que conecta África, América Latina y América del Norte.Esta edición bilingüe español-inglés es la primera traducción al español de la autobiografía de Baquaqua, cubriendo una laguna significativa en los estudios en español sobre relatos de esclavos. A diferencia de los testimonios centrados en el Caribe, como la narrativa de Mary Prince, la historia de vida de Baquaqua documenta de manera única la esclavitud a lo largo de tres continentes y resalta la agencia africana, la identidad islámica, la resistencia y la supervivencia dentro del mundo atlántico.Con una introducción académica en español, esta edición está pensada para su adopción en el aula y para la investigación en estudios sobre la diáspora africana, historia afro-latinoamericana y brasileña, historia del mundo atlántico, estudios sobre personas negras, estudios islámicos y literatura comparada. Al mismo tiempo, la narrativa clara y personal de Baquaqua hace que el texto sea accesible para estudiantes universitarios y de secundaria, así como para lectores generales interesados en la esclavitud, la libertad y la memoria histórica. Este volumen constituye una herramienta fundamental de enseñanza, investigación y referencia que humaniza las dimensiones globales de la esclavitud y da voz a una perspectiva largamente ausente en el discurso en español.

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