Una presencia indeleble. La esclavitud negra en los puertos de Castilla y Aragón a fines de la Edad Media

Abstract

Art reflects society. Although slavery has not a great presence in medieval art as it has in modern and 19th century days, there are a few, significant images which recall the presence of black-African slaves in the Iberian peninsula. Through them the present paper tackles with different issues such as their volume, baptism, labour in ports and in unexpected professions such as music in the ports of both the Crowns of Castile and Aragon.