9 . “ La Catalunya negrera ” database . Iconographic map of monuments , streets and squares that pay tribute to and commemorate the memory of recognised slaveholders
Name of the initiative
Year Participants Status
“ La Catalunya Negrera ” database .
2019-2022
Sergi Yanes – Ferran Caymel – Masala
Description :
“ La Catalunya negrera ” is a database that shows on a map those streets , squares and monuments that pay tribute to and commemorate the memory of renowned slaveholders from the 19th century . The work was carried out by the journalist Sergi Yanes and published in the digital magazine “ Masala ”. It identifies 25 nomenclatures and 4 monuments to slave traders throughout Catalonia . It also contains a text explaining the history of when and why tributes were paid and continue to be paid to these figures . In fact , most of the nomenclatures or monuments displayed on the website have not encouraged citizens to make any kind of restitution of historical memory .
Links and sources :
“ La Catalunya Negrera ” database . https :// lacatalunyanegrera . wordpress . com / Article in the magazine “ Masala ”. “ La presència esclavista als carrers de Catalunya ”, ( October 29 , 2021 ). https :// masala . cat / la-presencia-esclavista-als-carrers-de-catalunya /
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