Ramona Negrón
@ramonanegron.bsky.social
Postdoc at the KITLV | Editorial Assistant of the NWIG | Editorial Board Member of the EMLC | Editor of Holland Historisch Tijdschrift | Historian of Empire, Maritime History, Slavery
https://ramonanegron.nl
https://ramonanegron.nl
Op de 750e verjaardag kwam het jaarboek van Amstelodamum uit met daarin een stuk van mij, @jessicadenoudsten.bsky.social en Tessa de Boer over buitenechtelijke kinderen in het Aalmoezeniersweeshuis in Amsterdam.
November 11, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Op de 750e verjaardag kwam het jaarboek van Amstelodamum uit met daarin een stuk van mij, @jessicadenoudsten.bsky.social en Tessa de Boer over buitenechtelijke kinderen in het Aalmoezeniersweeshuis in Amsterdam.
Help! Where was Rynier van den Bosch born? Banns of matrimony from 1814, Demerara.
October 15, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Help! Where was Rynier van den Bosch born? Banns of matrimony from 1814, Demerara.
Daar is hij dan!
October 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Daar is hij dan!
Going through the archives of Essequibo, Demerara, and Berbice, and then finding this beautiful cover! This book holds surviving contracts made between 1701-1761 in Essequibo.
September 30, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Going through the archives of Essequibo, Demerara, and Berbice, and then finding this beautiful cover! This book holds surviving contracts made between 1701-1761 in Essequibo.
Erg trots op de inhoudsopgave, met mooie bijdragen van @jessicadenoudsten.bsky.social, Tielke Uvin, @camilladekoning.bsky.social, Wendela de Raat, en Alexander van der Meer. De auteurs (en anderen) presenteren hun onderzoek op het jaarcongres 24 oktober:
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September 16, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Erg trots op de inhoudsopgave, met mooie bijdragen van @jessicadenoudsten.bsky.social, Tielke Uvin, @camilladekoning.bsky.social, Wendela de Raat, en Alexander van der Meer. De auteurs (en anderen) presenteren hun onderzoek op het jaarcongres 24 oktober:
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Last will of the free indigenous woman Johanna Hoop (1814, Berbice).
Her 4 children inherit her estate: half to Philip, Jan and Kitty Watson, and half to her eldest, Christiaan Alexander Hoop.
Below, she notes that since the Watsons had already inherited Christiaan’s larger share restored equity
Her 4 children inherit her estate: half to Philip, Jan and Kitty Watson, and half to her eldest, Christiaan Alexander Hoop.
Below, she notes that since the Watsons had already inherited Christiaan’s larger share restored equity
July 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Last will of the free indigenous woman Johanna Hoop (1814, Berbice).
Her 4 children inherit her estate: half to Philip, Jan and Kitty Watson, and half to her eldest, Christiaan Alexander Hoop.
Below, she notes that since the Watsons had already inherited Christiaan’s larger share restored equity
Her 4 children inherit her estate: half to Philip, Jan and Kitty Watson, and half to her eldest, Christiaan Alexander Hoop.
Below, she notes that since the Watsons had already inherited Christiaan’s larger share restored equity
Rental contract between the free Black woman Zephire and Klaas Francken (1814, Berbice).
Zephire rents part a plot of land to Klaas Francken for 88 guilders a month. He will pay her every six months.
Below we see that Zephire could not sign her name.
Zephire rents part a plot of land to Klaas Francken for 88 guilders a month. He will pay her every six months.
Below we see that Zephire could not sign her name.
July 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Rental contract between the free Black woman Zephire and Klaas Francken (1814, Berbice).
Zephire rents part a plot of land to Klaas Francken for 88 guilders a month. He will pay her every six months.
Below we see that Zephire could not sign her name.
Zephire rents part a plot of land to Klaas Francken for 88 guilders a month. He will pay her every six months.
Below we see that Zephire could not sign her name.
Estate inventory of minor Catharina Federica Megnin (1814, Berbice). She is 16 years old.
Her belongings were previously administered by the aforementioned late Daniel Leen.
We find a branding iron with Megnin's initials: CFM.
Her belongings were previously administered by the aforementioned late Daniel Leen.
We find a branding iron with Megnin's initials: CFM.
July 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Estate inventory of minor Catharina Federica Megnin (1814, Berbice). She is 16 years old.
Her belongings were previously administered by the aforementioned late Daniel Leen.
We find a branding iron with Megnin's initials: CFM.
Her belongings were previously administered by the aforementioned late Daniel Leen.
We find a branding iron with Megnin's initials: CFM.
Last will of Otto Willem Lantsheer (1814, Berbice) (written by himself!).
He bequeaths the enslaved woman Variety and her children Gom and Maria to the free "mulatto" woman Polly Wann.
Gom is apprenticed at 7 to learn a craft so he can buy his freedom when he turns 18, and later free Maria too.
He bequeaths the enslaved woman Variety and her children Gom and Maria to the free "mulatto" woman Polly Wann.
Gom is apprenticed at 7 to learn a craft so he can buy his freedom when he turns 18, and later free Maria too.
July 29, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Last will of Otto Willem Lantsheer (1814, Berbice) (written by himself!).
He bequeaths the enslaved woman Variety and her children Gom and Maria to the free "mulatto" woman Polly Wann.
Gom is apprenticed at 7 to learn a craft so he can buy his freedom when he turns 18, and later free Maria too.
He bequeaths the enslaved woman Variety and her children Gom and Maria to the free "mulatto" woman Polly Wann.
Gom is apprenticed at 7 to learn a craft so he can buy his freedom when he turns 18, and later free Maria too.
Last will of Christoffel Mittelholzer (1814, Berbice). He wished to manumit the enslaved "mulatto" boy Willem.
Willem then had to be sent to Europe for his education, specifically to learn a craft.
Mittelholzer also manumitted Willem's mother Rosina and her other child Baron, who stayed behind.
Willem then had to be sent to Europe for his education, specifically to learn a craft.
Mittelholzer also manumitted Willem's mother Rosina and her other child Baron, who stayed behind.
July 29, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Last will of Christoffel Mittelholzer (1814, Berbice). He wished to manumit the enslaved "mulatto" boy Willem.
Willem then had to be sent to Europe for his education, specifically to learn a craft.
Mittelholzer also manumitted Willem's mother Rosina and her other child Baron, who stayed behind.
Willem then had to be sent to Europe for his education, specifically to learn a craft.
Mittelholzer also manumitted Willem's mother Rosina and her other child Baron, who stayed behind.
Estate inventory of Daniel Leen, widower of Alida Calmeyer (1814, Berbice). Among the silverware we find a branding iron with the letters LEEN.
I still flinch painfully every time I see a branding iron in the archives’ records. Enslavers usually used initials, but Daniel branded his full surname.
I still flinch painfully every time I see a branding iron in the archives’ records. Enslavers usually used initials, but Daniel branded his full surname.
July 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Estate inventory of Daniel Leen, widower of Alida Calmeyer (1814, Berbice). Among the silverware we find a branding iron with the letters LEEN.
I still flinch painfully every time I see a branding iron in the archives’ records. Enslavers usually used initials, but Daniel branded his full surname.
I still flinch painfully every time I see a branding iron in the archives’ records. Enslavers usually used initials, but Daniel branded his full surname.
Estate inventory of Christina Klonck (1814, Berbice). Among the enslaved we find two girls, Christina and Anna, described as twins👶👶
Upon her death in 1814, Klonck owned three plantations, dozens of plots of land and hundreds of enslaved people.
Klonck manumitted 8 of them through her last will.
Upon her death in 1814, Klonck owned three plantations, dozens of plots of land and hundreds of enslaved people.
Klonck manumitted 8 of them through her last will.
July 29, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Estate inventory of Christina Klonck (1814, Berbice). Among the enslaved we find two girls, Christina and Anna, described as twins👶👶
Upon her death in 1814, Klonck owned three plantations, dozens of plots of land and hundreds of enslaved people.
Klonck manumitted 8 of them through her last will.
Upon her death in 1814, Klonck owned three plantations, dozens of plots of land and hundreds of enslaved people.
Klonck manumitted 8 of them through her last will.
Natuurlijk ook op papier 🗞️
July 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Natuurlijk ook op papier 🗞️
Natuurlijk ook te lezen in het fysieke nummer van @onsamsterdam.bsky.social 👇
June 4, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Natuurlijk ook te lezen in het fysieke nummer van @onsamsterdam.bsky.social 👇
* Boekpresentatie *
Op 4 juni a.s. presenteren wij het boek Dordrecht, slavernij en autonomie van 1572 tot nu.
Wil je erbij zijn? Meld je dan hier aan:
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Op 4 juni a.s. presenteren wij het boek Dordrecht, slavernij en autonomie van 1572 tot nu.
Wil je erbij zijn? Meld je dan hier aan:
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May 21, 2025 at 9:04 AM
* Boekpresentatie *
Op 4 juni a.s. presenteren wij het boek Dordrecht, slavernij en autonomie van 1572 tot nu.
Wil je erbij zijn? Meld je dan hier aan:
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Op 4 juni a.s. presenteren wij het boek Dordrecht, slavernij en autonomie van 1572 tot nu.
Wil je erbij zijn? Meld je dan hier aan:
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¿Alguien sabe a qué o a quiénes se refiere eso de “Los Indios de la Compañía de Goibacoa”? (Contexto: Coro, Venezuela, 1797)
Does anyone know what or whom “Los Indios de la Compañía de Goibacoa” refers to? (Context: Coro, Venezuela, 1797)
Does anyone know what or whom “Los Indios de la Compañía de Goibacoa” refers to? (Context: Coro, Venezuela, 1797)
May 9, 2025 at 10:34 AM
¿Alguien sabe a qué o a quiénes se refiere eso de “Los Indios de la Compañía de Goibacoa”? (Contexto: Coro, Venezuela, 1797)
Does anyone know what or whom “Los Indios de la Compañía de Goibacoa” refers to? (Context: Coro, Venezuela, 1797)
Does anyone know what or whom “Los Indios de la Compañía de Goibacoa” refers to? (Context: Coro, Venezuela, 1797)
Hoe kan ik het beste het beroep "chiapper" of "chiaper" vertalen naar het Engels, of uitleggen? Betreft mensen in slavernij op Curaçao in de 18e eeuw.
April 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Hoe kan ik het beste het beroep "chiapper" of "chiaper" vertalen naar het Engels, of uitleggen? Betreft mensen in slavernij op Curaçao in de 18e eeuw.
Very excited to be back at the Archivo General de Indias in Seville 🇪🇸
Goal this week: find out more about the enslaved and free(d) from Curaçao 🇨🇼 who fled to Venezuela 🇻🇪 to obtain freedom and develop a form of proto-citizenship in the 18th century.
Goal this week: find out more about the enslaved and free(d) from Curaçao 🇨🇼 who fled to Venezuela 🇻🇪 to obtain freedom and develop a form of proto-citizenship in the 18th century.
March 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Very excited to be back at the Archivo General de Indias in Seville 🇪🇸
Goal this week: find out more about the enslaved and free(d) from Curaçao 🇨🇼 who fled to Venezuela 🇻🇪 to obtain freedom and develop a form of proto-citizenship in the 18th century.
Goal this week: find out more about the enslaved and free(d) from Curaçao 🇨🇼 who fled to Venezuela 🇻🇪 to obtain freedom and develop a form of proto-citizenship in the 18th century.
Yesterday I successfully defended my dissertation titled “Dutch Entrepreneurship in the Spanish Americas, 1580-1700” at @unileiden.bsky.social
Dr. Ramona Negrón 👩🏻🎓 it is!
Dr. Ramona Negrón 👩🏻🎓 it is!
March 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Yesterday I successfully defended my dissertation titled “Dutch Entrepreneurship in the Spanish Americas, 1580-1700” at @unileiden.bsky.social
Dr. Ramona Negrón 👩🏻🎓 it is!
Dr. Ramona Negrón 👩🏻🎓 it is!
Vandaag een bijzondere dag. Paranimfen @jessicadenoudsten.bsky.social en Tessa de Boer namen me mee naar Amsterdam. Toen we voor het Coymanshuis stonden, gingen we ineens naar binnen en werden we door @amnesty.org rondgeleid!
Historische sensatie!
Helemaal klaar voor de verdediging morgen! 👩🏻🎓
Historische sensatie!
Helemaal klaar voor de verdediging morgen! 👩🏻🎓
March 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Vandaag een bijzondere dag. Paranimfen @jessicadenoudsten.bsky.social en Tessa de Boer namen me mee naar Amsterdam. Toen we voor het Coymanshuis stonden, gingen we ineens naar binnen en werden we door @amnesty.org rondgeleid!
Historische sensatie!
Helemaal klaar voor de verdediging morgen! 👩🏻🎓
Historische sensatie!
Helemaal klaar voor de verdediging morgen! 👩🏻🎓
Zojuist de geprinte exemplaren binnen gekregen van mijn proefschrift. Het komt nu toch wel heel dichtbij.
February 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Zojuist de geprinte exemplaren binnen gekregen van mijn proefschrift. Het komt nu toch wel heel dichtbij.
Revisando de nuevo el documento para planear un viaje al archivo y, sorpresa, se esfumó del catálogo de PARES. Ayúdame! Referencia AGI: CARACAS,426. Sé que es un microfilme, pero siempre aparecía. Dónde se habrá metido?
Link original: pares.mcu.es/ParesBusqued...
Link original: pares.mcu.es/ParesBusqued...
February 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Revisando de nuevo el documento para planear un viaje al archivo y, sorpresa, se esfumó del catálogo de PARES. Ayúdame! Referencia AGI: CARACAS,426. Sé que es un microfilme, pero siempre aparecía. Dónde se habrá metido?
Link original: pares.mcu.es/ParesBusqued...
Link original: pares.mcu.es/ParesBusqued...
Zo schrijft hij over een aap die hij cadeau heeft gekregen, maar toch weer heeft teruggegeven nadat 'ie het porselein in huis had gebroken, over de vele ruzies met zijn vader en schoonmoeder, en over de "pancoeck" die hij die dag heeft gegeten. 3/
February 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Zo schrijft hij over een aap die hij cadeau heeft gekregen, maar toch weer heeft teruggegeven nadat 'ie het porselein in huis had gebroken, over de vele ruzies met zijn vader en schoonmoeder, en over de "pancoeck" die hij die dag heeft gegeten. 3/
Vorig jaar ontvingen Tessa de Boer, @jessicadenoudsten.bsky.social en ik een van de Small Grants 2024 van het Leiden University Centre for Digital Humanities (LUCDH).
Het doel van ons project was het doorzoekbaar maken van de dagboeken van Joan Huydecoper van Maarseveen (1625-1704), 1/
Het doel van ons project was het doorzoekbaar maken van de dagboeken van Joan Huydecoper van Maarseveen (1625-1704), 1/
February 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Vorig jaar ontvingen Tessa de Boer, @jessicadenoudsten.bsky.social en ik een van de Small Grants 2024 van het Leiden University Centre for Digital Humanities (LUCDH).
Het doel van ons project was het doorzoekbaar maken van de dagboeken van Joan Huydecoper van Maarseveen (1625-1704), 1/
Het doel van ons project was het doorzoekbaar maken van de dagboeken van Joan Huydecoper van Maarseveen (1625-1704), 1/