Between the 16th and mid-19th centuries, almost 1.3 million slaves were transported from Africa and disembarked in the Spanish Americas. The most common destination for slaves in the Spanish Americas was Cuba, and over half of these 1.3 million slaves were transported to Cuba in the first half of the 19th century, as the sugarcane industry and international trade (particularly with the United States) boomed. The second most common region for slaves disembarking in the Spanish Americas was around other areas of the Caribbean, including the coasts of Central and South America, particularly in the 16th and 17th centuries. A smaller number disembarked in the regions of Rio de la Plata (present-day Argentina and Uruguay) and Puerto Rico, while more than 150 thousand arrived in various other regions of the Spanish Americas, particularly in the first century of Spanish colonization.
Estimated number of slaves who arrived from Africa* in various regions of the Spanish Americas in each century from 1501 to 1866
*This data relates only to slaves who embarked on slave ships in Africa, and disembarked in the Spanish Americas. This data does not include slaves who arrived from other regions of the Americas.
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Slave Voyages. (December 31, 2019). Estimated number of slaves who arrived from Africa* in various regions of the Spanish Americas in each century from 1501 to 1866 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1150569/number-slaves-arrived-in-each-region-of-spanish-americas-from-africa/
Slave Voyages. "Estimated number of slaves who arrived from Africa* in various regions of the Spanish Americas in each century from 1501 to 1866." Chart. December 31, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1150569/number-slaves-arrived-in-each-region-of-spanish-americas-from-africa/
Slave Voyages. (2019). Estimated number of slaves who arrived from Africa* in various regions of the Spanish Americas in each century from 1501 to 1866. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1150569/number-slaves-arrived-in-each-region-of-spanish-americas-from-africa/
Slave Voyages. "Estimated Number of Slaves Who Arrived from Africa* in Various Regions of The Spanish Americas in Each Century from 1501 to 1866." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1150569/number-slaves-arrived-in-each-region-of-spanish-americas-from-africa/
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