Networks of slaveholding and enslavement in the Genoese Mediterranean, 1348–1528

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• Tommaso Duracino, filza 7, series I, nr. 64

  The slaveholder and draper named Antonio de Cassina sells an enslaved Hungarian woman named Caterina, who is approximately 28 years of age, to the Genoese citizen named Ambrogio Cattaneo for 130 Genoese lire. Caterina had been leased to a pelter named Bartolomeo Celesia by a certain Benedetto Lomellini, who had acted as a representative for the slaveholder Percivale Lomellini. Benedetto had given Antonio de Cassina the right to sell the enslaved Caterina in the presence of the commercial agent named Tommaso Frugone. Ambrogio Cattaneo would be the new holder of Caterina and she would remain leased to Bartolmeo Celesia. The contract was extracted.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 7, series II, nr. 197

  The slaveholder and citizen of Genoa named Giorgio de Clavaro sells an enslaved Circassian woman named Lucia, who is approximately 20 years of age, to a certain Sanchis de Sorqûebos, a merchant from Valencia, for 175 Genoese lire.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 7, series II, nr. 198

  The slaveholder and Genoese citizen named Giorgio de Clavaro sells an enslaved Circassian man named Giorgio, who is approximately 23 years of age, to a merchant from Valencia named Sanchis de Sorqûebos, for 175 Genoese lire.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 7, series II, nr. 206

  The slaveholder and silk spinner named Antonio Botto sells an enslaved baptized Muslim child from North African to a certain Rafael Mercader, a merchant from Barcelona, for 100 Genoese lire. The enslaved girl had arrived on one of three large ships commanded by Giovanni Antonio Botto, who had arrived in Genoa from a long commercial voyage.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 7, series II, nr. 216

  The slaveholder and mercer named Battista de Monelia sells an enslaved Circassian woman named Marta, who is approximately 23 years of age, to a certain Pedro Cagnisar, a merchant from Tortosa, for 170 Genoese lire. The payment was made with two sacks of wool from Tortosa valued at 15 Genoese lire, a measure of wool from Valencia valued at 17 Genoese lire, and the remainder in money of account. The contract was extracted.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 7, series II, nr. 315

  The slaveholder and silk weaver named Giovanni de Molinariis, a former burgensis of Pera now living in Genoa, sells an enslaved Bulgarian woman named Elena, who is approximately 18 years of age, to a dyer named Battista Berlenda, from the commune of Varazze, for 200 Genoese lire.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 7, series II, nr. 389

  The slaveholder named Teramo de Maiolo sells an enslaved Russian woman named Caterina, who is approximately 24 years of age, to a tanner named Matteo de Semino, for 190 Genoese lire.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 7, series II, nr. 65

  The slaveholder and silk weaver named Lorenzo de Facio sells the enslaved Russian woman named Caterina, who is approximately 22 years of age, to the merchant Rafael Mercader, from the city of Barcelona, for 195 Genoese lire.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 8, nr. 235

  The slaveholder named Benedetto Cattaneo sells an enslaved baptized Muslim woman named Margherita, who is approximately 26 years of age and described as white, to a certain Giovanni Cattaidolo, an inhabitant of the city of Bonifacio in Corsica, for 61 Genoese ducats.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 8, nr. 248

  The slaveholder named Alerame Salvago, a citizen of Genoa, sells the enslaved Circassian woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 24 years of age, to the cheesemaker Cristoforo de Davania, also a citizen of Genoa, for 170 Genoese lire. The contract was extracted.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 8, nr. 32

  The slaveholder and cobbler named Pagano de Abbatibus sells an enslaved Circassian woman named Maria, who is approximately 28 years of age, to a certain Andrea Lercari, a citizen of Genoa, for 150 Genoese lire. The enslaved Maria had been held by the deceased Giovanni de Abbatibus and was passed down as an item of item of inheritance to Pagano and his brother Giacinto.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 8, nr. 324

  The slaveholder and cheesemaker named Marco de Davania sells an enslaved Hungarian woman named Melica, who is approximately 26 years of age, to a notary named Antonio Mainero, for 140 Genoese lire. Antonio was absent during the transaction and was represented by his son Battista Mainero. The contract was extracted.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 8, nr. 327

  The slaveholder named Francesco Scoxeria, an inhabitant of the commune of Finale Ligure, sells an enslaved Russian woman named Margarita, who is approximately 25 years of age, to a certain Cristoforo Panigarola, a merchant from Milan living in Genoa, for 180 Genoese lire.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 8, nr. 352

  The slaveholder named Francesco Lomellini sells an enslaved Circassian woman named Marricia, who is approximately 25 years of age, to a certain Tobia de Lazario, for 190 Genoese lire. The contract was extracted.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 8, nr. 403

  The slaveholder named Pellegro de Via, a citizen of Genoa, sells an enslaved woman named Cita, who is approximately 29 years of age, to a notary named Niccolò de Credenza, who is currently the chancellor of Genoa, for 190 Genoese lire.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 8, nr. 484

  The slaveholder and metal worker named Girolamo de Recco, a citizen of Genoa, sells an enslaved Bulgarian child named Margarita, who is approximately 16 years of age, to a certain Juan Focoberto, a merchant from Mallorca, for 178 Genoese lire.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 8, nr. 537

  The slaveholder and paper maker named Cosmo Ferro sells an enslaved child named Anna, who is approximately 8 years of age and from the Canary Islands, and also described as black, to a certain Gabriel Marco, a merchant from Valencia, for 20 Genoese ducats.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 8, nr. 538

  The slaveholder and wood worker named Benedetto de Goano sells an enslaved Russian woman named Maddalena, who is approximately 22 years of age, to a Catalonian merchant from Tortosa named Mateu Viacamps, for 180 Genoese lire. Benedetto is conducting the sale on behalf of the merchant named Francesco Borgarello.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 8, nr. 539

  The slaveholder and barber named Giovanni Merello sells an enslaved Circassian woman named Elena, who is approximately 32 years of age, to a certain Juan Focoberto, a merchant from Mallorca, for 127 Genoese lire. The payment is made in a measure of wool from Mallorca.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 8, nr. 564

  The slaveholder and sailor named Marco de Musto sells an enslaved woman named Caterina, who is from the Canary Islands and who is approximately 20 years of age, to a certain Juan Focoberto, a merchant from Mallorca, for 122 Genoese lire.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 8, nr. 584

  The slaveholder Giannino de Saulo sells an enslaved Russian woman named Maria, who is approximately 33 years of age, to a certain Mateu Viacamps, a merchant from Valencia, for 130 lire and 10 soldi of Genoese currency. The contract was extracted.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 9, nr. 102

  The slaveholder and cutler named Battista de Merate sells an enslaved Circassian woman named Agnese, who is approximately 30 years of age, to a certain Juan Gracia, a citizen of Valencia, for 115 Genoese lire.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 9, nr. 111

  The slaveholder Filippo Grosso sells an enslaved Mingrelian man named Robindo, who is approximately 28 years of age, to the merchant from Catalonia named Galcerán Adret, for 50 Genoese ducats.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 9, nr. 157

  The slaveholder and leather worker named Antonio de Canobio sells an enslaved Bulgarian man named Demetrio, who is approximately 20 years of age, to a certain Galcerán Adret, a merchant from Catalonia, for 80 Genoese lire. The contract was extracted.
• Tommaso Duracino, filza 9, nr. 192

  The slaveholder named Lazzaro de Villanova sells an enslaved Russian man named Giorgio, who is approximately 30 years of age, to a certain Gaspare Cavatia, for 90 Genoese lire. The contract was extracted.