Registro Central de Esclavos 1872 – Puerto Rico

Registro Central de Esclavos, 1872 (Slave Schedules). Microfilm T1121, 8 rolls. ARC ID: 1476161. Records of the Spanish Governors of Puerto Rico, Record Group 186. National Archives at Washington, D.C.

Historia de la esclavitud en Puerto Rico : información y documentos Coll y Toste, Cayetano

Libertad y servidumbre en el Puerto Rico del siglo XIX Picó, Fernando

Registro central de esclavos, 1872 = Slave schedules of Puerto Rico, 1872

Author: Puerto Rico. Secretaría del Gobierno Superior Civil

Registro de esclavos, 1867-1876

Author:Puerto Rico. Gobierno General Historia de la esclavitud negra en Puerto Rico Díaz Soler, Luis M.

Research done  by Aixa  on 2 Feb 2016 at Centro de Estudios de Puerto Rico, Hunter College
“Registro Central de Esclavos 1872” – microfilm Reel#1 – F1973.U557
year in which slavery was ended.

Notes on Reel 1
The schedules for the municipalities in the volume for District 1 reproduced on this roll are on the pages cited below:

Dorado pages 1-100
Trujillo Alto pages 100 – 112
Trujillo Bajo – pages 112- 126
Naranjito – pages 126 -132
Capital (San Juan) pages 132-357

Notes on Reel 2

The schedules for the municipalities in the volume for District 2 reproduced on this roll are on the pages cited below:

Arecibo (pt.) pages 1 -338
Manati pages 338-489
Quebradillas pages 489-542
Hatillo pages 543-592
Utuado pages 592-636
Ciales pages 637-646
Morovis pages 646-654
Camuy pages 654-700
Arecibo (pt.) 701

The schedules for District 3 are missing

Notes on Reel 3

The schedules for the municipalities in the volume for District 3 reproduced on this roll are on the pages cited below:

Anasco pages 1-232
Cabo Rojo pages 232- 417
Mayaguez pages 418-848
Anasco pages 849-851

The schedules in the second volume for District 4 are reproduced on Roll 4.

Notes on Reel 4

The schedules for the municipalities in the volume for District 4 reproduced on this roll are on the pages cited below:

Mayaguez – pages 852-1064
Sabana Grande – pages 1064-1093
San German pages 1093 -1581
Mayaguez page 1581

The schedules in the first volume for District 4 are reproduced in Roll 3

Notes on Reel 5

The schedules for the municipalities in the volume for District 4 reproduced on this roll are on the pages cited below:

Penuelas pages 1-87
Barros pages 87-112
Adjuntas pages 113-127
Guayanilla pages 127-266
Coamo pages 266-368
Yauco pages 368-466
Juana Diaz pages 466-609

The second volume (pages 610-1218) for District 5 is missing. The schedules in the third volume for District 5 are reproduced on Roll 6.

Notes on Reel 6

The schedules for the municipalities in the volume for District 6 reproduced on this roll are on the pages cited below:

Ponce (pt.) 1219-1758
Barrranquitas 1759-1805
Ponce (pt) 1805-1809

The schedules in the first volume for District 5 are reproduced on Roll 5. The second volume (610-1218) is missing.

Notes on Reel 7

The schedules for the municipalities in the volume for District 7 reproduced on this roll are on the pages cited below:

Arroyo pages 1- 241
Guayama pages 241- 641
Cidra pages 642-669

The schedules for District 6 are continued on Roll 8.

Notes on Reel 8

The schedules for the municipalities in the volume for District 8 reproduced on this roll are on the pages cited below:

Cidra (pt.) pages 670-675
Caguas pages 675-776
Cayey pages 776-924
Hato Grande ( San Lorenzo) 924-951
Aguas Buenas 952-969
Sabana del Palmar (Comerio) 969 -996
Salinas 997- 1106
Juncos pages 1106 – 1155
Gurabo pages 1155-1182

Some schedules for District 6 are reproduced on Roll 7