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THE SLAVES OF MERCY
LOS ESCLAVOS DE LA MISERICORDIA;
THE SLAVES OF MERCY;
OS ESCRAVOS DA MISERICÓRDIA
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10.18542/amazonica.v5i2.1499
Autor
Henrique, Marcio Couto
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Resumen
This article analyzes the relationship of the Holly House of Mercy of Pará with their own slaves, along the 19th century. Based on documents produced by the presidents of the Province of Pará and the Holly House providers' reports, the article presents a historical account of the treatment dispensed to the slaves, the tasks were asked to perform, the conditions provided for such tasks, the importance of the slave work force as a source of income for the institution, the slaves' role during times of epidemics diseases, the diseases they were subjected to and the treatment they received. The research shows that, if eventually they used the institution medical services, it wouldn't be in hospitals as Holly House of Mercy that the slaves would find support to express their distress under the pressures of servitude. Keywords: Holly House of Mercy of Pará, hospital, slavery. En este artículo se analiza la relación de la Santa Casa de Misericordia de Pará con sus propios esclavos, durante el siglo XIX. En base a la documentación presentada por los presidentes de la provincia de Pará y de los informes de los proveedores de la Santa Casa, se ofrece un histórico del tratamiento a los esclavos, los tipos de puestos de trabajo en el que se utilizavan y en qué condiciones, la importancia del trabajo esclavo como fuente de ingresos para la institución, el papel de los esclavos durante las epidemias, las enfermedades que los afligian y las formas de tratamiento. La investigación muestra que, aunque a menudo pueden hacer uso de los servicios médicos de la institución, no sería en hospitales como la Santa Casa de Misericordia que los esclavos iban a encontrar espacio para expresar su angustia por las cepas de la esclavitud. Palabras clave: Santa Casa de Misericordia de Pará, hospital, esclavitud. This article analyzes the relationship of the Holly House of Mercy of Pará with their own slaves, along the 19th century. Based on documents produced by the presidents of the Province of Pará and the Holly House providers' reports, the article presents a historical account of the treatment dispensed to the slaves, the tasks were asked to perform, the conditions provided for such tasks, the importance of the slave work force as a source of income for the institution, the slaves' role during times of epidemics diseases, the diseases they were subjected to and the treatment they received. The research shows that, if eventually they used the institution medical services, it wouldn't be in hospitals as Holly House of Mercy that the slaves would find support to express their distress under the pressures of servitude. Keywords: Holly House of Mercy of Pará, hospital, slavery. Este artigo analisa a relação da Santa Casa de Misericórdia do Pará com seus próprios escravos, ao longo do século XIX. Com base na documentação produzida pelos presidentes da província do Pará e nos relatórios dos provedores da Santa Casa, faz-se um apanhado histórico do tratamento dispensado aos escravos, os tipos de trabalhos em que eles eram usados e em que condições, a importância do trabalho escravo enquanto fonte de renda para a instituição, o papel dos escravos durante as epidemias, as doenças que os acometiam e as formas de tratamento. A pesquisa mostra que, se muitas vezes puderam fazer uso dos serviços médicos da instituição, não seria em irmandades como a Santa Casa de Misericórdia que os escravos encontrariam espaço para expressar suas angústias diante das tensões da escravidão. Palavras-chave: Santa Casa de Misericórdia do Pará, hospital, escravidão.