Physicians and pharmacists in the Puerto Rican slave trade: Ponce, 1815-1830
PérezVega, I.; Proust, R.; Duprel, G.; Saubot, J.B.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 102(4): 65-69
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 21766552 Document Number: 644483
Slavery was a commerce controlled by foreigners, like physician Robert Proust, pharmacist Gaspar Duprel, and Slave trader Juan. B. Saubot in Ponce. The trading of negroes is evidence since 1816 but intensified in 1824. By 1825, Ponce was full of slaves. It continued fiercely until 1830 supported by local revenue and investments, however, never developed its own. Slavery grew parallel to the development of the "hacienda", and as such, to the wealth of the foreign businessman. These are considered the first golden years of Ponce's and Puerto Rico's economic development, which stimulated overall progress, and social well-being.
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