Atlas on slavery in French and Spanish territories of Santo Domingo from the 16th century to the end of the 18th century

The project aims to create an atlas on slavery in Santo Domingo by compiling information on historical events in its French and Spanish territories from the 16th to the late 18th century. It responds to the growing need for deeper research into the history of slavery, particularly within the framework of UNESCO’s ‘Slave Route’ project. While Caribbean countries have increasingly evaluated their slavery-related heritage, results from the Dominican Republic and Haiti remain fragmented due to political and cultural challenges. The atlas consolidates these findings and expands existing perspectives by documenting manieles—refuge settlements of maroons—thus highlighting traces left by enslaved people themselves, in contrast to the dominant focus on colonial remains. By mapping manieles alongside official colonial installations and showing their spatial and temporal development, the atlas helps reveal known and previously unknown communication networks across the island. The results will be made available on a dedicated website, providing a new foundation for future research on slavery in the Caribbean. Website: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/7fcb77bc1c4d46aba4bb78 5124cccfb4