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The “Negre de la Riba”: History, Controversy and Reinterpretation

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Illustration of the misnamed Negre de la Riba at the pier, published in Visions barcelonines, 1760–1860. Els barris de la Ciutat by Francesc Curet and Lola Anglada, 1953.

Oriol LĂłpez Badell, European Observatory on Memories (EUROM) Cover image: Illustration of the misnamed Negre de la Riba at the pier, published in Visions barcelonines, 1760–1860. Els barris de la Ciutat by Francesc Curet and Lola Anglada, 1953. The misnamed Negre de la Riba was, for decades, one of Barcelona’s most popular figures. Its origins …

Cultural Legacies of Slavery in Modern Spain

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Akiko Tsuchiya and AurĂ©lie Vialette (eds.) Albany: State University of New York Press, 2025. 320 pp. ISBN 9798855800845 (hardback) A review by Jo Labanyi, New York University As the editors of this volume note, Spain has been slow to recognize the human rights abuses, including slavery, resulting from its former empire, in part because of …