Catalonia and the slave-trade legacy: The slave ship and the Catalan sailors
Wed 21 Oct, 18:30 · Biblioteca Sant Pau - Santa Creu, Carrer del Carme 47, Ciutat Vella, Barcelona · Barcelona
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About this event
Marc Riu Giralt of the University of Turin takes the series onto the ships themselves: who crewed the slavers, how many of them were Catalan, and what the voyages looked like from the deck. Held in the city's oldest public library, inside the medieval hospital complex on Carrer del Carme — a setting that does half the work.
Why we picked it
Maritime history at the sharp end, free, in the Gothic hall of Barcelona's oldest library.
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Free entry — 'Entrada: Gratuïta' on the library's activity page. Limited capacity ('Aforament limitat').
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Registration needed
limited capacity — no ticket, seating capped
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