In all places in Portuguese America: the structure of Ownership of slaves through baptism records from Santa Luzia, Goiás (1749-1788)
Goiás, Santa Luzia, mining, slave ownership structure, baptism records.
In this work, we observe some aspects of the slave ownership structure in Santa Luzia, Goiás, in the 18th century. Since the foundation of the mining settlement, we aim to identify elements of its population composition, as well as its implications in the social and economic spheres. This analysis primarily focuses on the structures of the slave quarters in the settlement, addressing issues such as the size of the slave populations, the preferences of the owners, the occupation of the slaves, and social interactions between the owners and their captives. For this purpose, we turn to the baptism records of Santa Luzia, dated from 1749 to 1788, in which we identify the owners and their slave populations, as well as evidence of the formation of slave families and their networks of godparenthood. By analyzing these interactions, we seek to contribute to the history of the Central Plateau in the 18th century, gaining an understanding of slavery in Santa Luzia within the context of slave ownership in the colony.