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Paper short abstract

How can we evalue the impact of ethnic percepcions in a portuguese society where the idea slavery cohabited with the notion of citizenship until the end of the XIX century ? This paper aims to contribute to current debates on the specifity of the portuguese slavery in the European context.

Paper long abstract

How did slavery evolve in Portugal after the laws of 1761 and 1773 promulgated by the Marquis of Pombal which marked the end of four centuries of atlantic slave trade ? How can we evalue the impact of ethnic percepcions in a portuguese society where the idea slavery cohabited with the notion of citizenship until the end of the XIX century ? These are some of the questions which will be discussed in this paper who aims to contribute to current debates on the specifity of the portuguese slavery in the European context.