Antoine Lavalette, Slave Murderer: A Forgotten Scandal of the French West Indies
Abstract The name Antoine Lavalette (1708–67) is infamous within the Society of Jesus. The superior of the Martinique mission in the mid-eighteenth century, he is known for triggering the 1764 expulsion from France. Less known is his torture to death of four enslaved men and women. The visitor sent...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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Brill
2021
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Journal of Jesuit studies
Año: 2021, Volumen: 8, Número: 1, Páginas: 37-55 |
| Clasificaciones IxTheo: | CH Cristianismo y sociedad KAH Edad Moderna KBR América Latina KDB Iglesia católica |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Slavery
B Torture B Martinique B Sorcery B Murder B Caribbean B Scandal B Expulsion B Antoine Lavalette |
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| Sumario: | Abstract The name Antoine Lavalette (1708–67) is infamous within the Society of Jesus. The superior of the Martinique mission in the mid-eighteenth century, he is known for triggering the 1764 expulsion from France. Less known is his torture to death of four enslaved men and women. The visitor sent to investigate Lavalette’s commercial activities, Jean-François de la Marche (1700–62), discovered these murders and reported them to Rome. This paper analyzes La Marche’s account of the atrocities within their Caribbean context. It demonstrates that Lavalette’s killings were within the established norms of the planter class. It further argues that his actions were part of the Society’s attempts to reconcile its religious calling with the gruesome realities of plantation slavery. |
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| ISSN: | 2214-1332 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Journal of Jesuit studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22141332-0801P003 |