Census of Enslaved Persons, Freeborn Children, and Fugitives, Sopetrán, Antioquia, Republic of New Granada, 1845 New Granada 1845 Transcripción y marcado Alexandra Zapata Transcripción, marcado y edición Blossom Machado Fehrs Transcripción, marcado y edición Clayton McCarl 2026 Scholarly Editing: The Annual of the Association for Documentary Editing http://www.scholarlyediting.org Association for Documentary Editing 2026 se-microedition-iep 10.55520/TZKN9AFV Scholarly Editing: The Annual of the Association for Documentary Editing is freely distributed by the Association for Documentary Editing and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Scholarly Editing: The Annual of the Association for Documentary Editing Editor in Chief Noelle Baker Managing Editor Robert Riter Technical Editor Co-Micro-editions Editor Raffaele Viglianti Co-Micro-editions Editor Megan Bushneel 43 2167-1257 Colombia Antioquia Santa Fe de Antioquia Archivo Histórico Bernardo Martínez Villa Este documento es un censo de personas esclavizadas, hijos nacidos en libertad, y esclavos fugitivos preparado en Sopetrán, República de la Nueva Granada, en 1845. Responde a las exigencias de un decreto ejecutivo del 21 de junio de 1842. Corresponde a los folios 17r-18v de “Listas de los esclavos de uno y otro censo, y el de los libertos y esclavos prófugos, año de 1845". Manuscrito, 2 folios Enslaved Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom) Fugitive Value stated explicitly in document Value deduced by editors from context Spanish 1845
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Lista de los esclabosesclavos iy esclabasesclavas que no pasan de cuarenta años, conforme al articuloartículo primero del Decretodecreto ejecutivo de beinteveinte uno de Juniojunio de 1842

List of male and female slaves who are under forty years of age, in accordance with the first article of the executive decree of June 21, 1842

Primera clase

First class

 Edades Ages Francisca Mera 40 Juan PPablo MenendesMenéndez 32 JoseJosé Ma María Ribera 35 Reyes Agreda 37 Juliana FernandesFernández 36 MariaMaría del P.Pilar FernandesFernández 40 MariaMaría JJosé GutierresGutiérrez 32 MariaMaría AaAntonia Meri 31 Petrona Villa 33 Carlos Villa 36 Martina Velilla 37 Juana ChabesChávez 35 Josefa Vergara 33 Mariana Madrid 35 Anselina Madrid 30 Masela Mejia 33 Micaela VelasquesVelázquez 30 PiaPía Ruiz 38 LorensaLorenza LujanLuján 35 Casimira LujanLuján 37 Catarina BianaViana 32

Segunda clase, esclabosesclavos iy esclabasesclavas

Second class, male and female slaves

 Edades Ages Dolores Mera 42
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 Sabina FernandesFernández 50 UrsulaÚrsula GutierreGutiérrez 41 AgustinAgustín FernandesFernández 50 MariaMaría JesusJesús MuñosMuñóz 47 Dionisia MuñosMuñóz 49 Unclear in the source document (confidence: low). Cosecion End of unclear text.Coceción Leandon 48 Marta BianaViana, 49

Tercera clase

Third class

 Edades Ages Aniseta Unclear in the source document (confidence: low). Usa End of unclear text. 54 MariaMaría PPilar RamiresRamírez 60 Petrona SebillanSevillán 60

Cuarta clase

Fourth class

 Edades Ages Fernanda Franco 62 Benita LujanLuján 68 Blas Ruiz
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Lista de los hijos de mujeres esclabasesclavas nacidos libres a virtud de la ley, conforme al articuloartículo segundo del Decretodecreto ejecutivo del 21 de Juniojunio de 1842

List of children of slave women born free by virtue of the law, in accordance with article two of the executive decree of June 21, 1842

Primera clase

First class

 Edades Ages Isidoro FernandesFernández 3 Bernardino GutierresGutiérrez 3 Antonio Villa 5 Isidoro Villa 2 Luisa VelasquesVelázquez 2 Deogracias GarciaGarcía 1

Mujeres

Women

 Edades Ages Dolores VelasquesVelázquez 5 RosaliaRosalía FernandesFernández ConsepsionConcepción Meri 5 Catarina Vergara 6 Isabel Vergara 2 MariaMaría Josefa Madrid 3

Segunda clase

Second class

 Edades Ages JoaquinJoaquín VelasquesVelázquez 11 Salvador Agreda 12 Jacobo MuñosMuñóz 12 SifrianSifrián Madrid 8 Pascual VelasquesVelázquez 12 Alejo VelasquesVelázquez 10 Unclear in the source document (confidence: low). Feliro End of unclear text. VelasquesVelázquez 7 Pedro P. Ruiz 10 Antonio MaMariaMaría Velilla 7
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Mujeres

Women

 Edades Ages BitorianaVitoriana FernandesFernández 9 ConsepsionConcepción FernandesFernández 8 Pastora ChabesChávez 9 Deleted in the source document: strikethrough. Fuljencia End of deletion. Nicolora Madrid 9 MariaMaría Josefa MejiaMejía 12 Luisa Velasques 2 BalentinaValentina Ruiz 12 Frutosa Ruiz 7 EulojiaEulogia Mesa 7

Tercera Claseclase, Hombreshombres

Justo Ruiz 16 Toribio BianaViana 15

Mujeres

Women

 NepomusenaNepomucena Villa 16 Ruperta Vergara 17 MariaMaría Antonia Vergara 15 Juana Madrid 14 FuljenciaFulgencia Madrid

Esclavos fujitivosfugitivos de sus amos.

Slaves that have run away from their masters

 BitoriaVitoria Mera, de edad 30. aseHace cuatro meses qeque se huyohuyó de su amo. noNo tiene vicio dominante. thirty years old. Four months ago she fled from her master. She does not have a dominant vice. Petrona Corio, de edad de 32. HaseHace cuatro años qeque se huyohuyó de su señora. noNo tiene vicio dominante. thirty-two years old. Four months ago she fled from her mistress. She does not have a dominant vice. Blas Ruiz Parece ser Conceción por Concepción.

Francisca Mera

Age
40 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Juan P. Menéndez

Age
32 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

José María Ribera

Age
35 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Reyes Agreda

Age
37 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Juliana Fernández

Age
36 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

María del Pilar Fernández

Age
40 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

María José Gutiérrez

Age
32 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

María Antonia Meri

Age
31 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Petrona Villa

Age
33 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Carlos Villa

Age
36 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Martina Velilla

Age
37 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Juana Chávez

Age
35 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Josefa Vergara

Age
33 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Mariana Madrid

Age
35 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Anselina Madrid

Age
30 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Masela Mejia

Age
33 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Micaela Velázquez

Age
30 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Pía Ruiz

Age
38 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Lorenza Luján

Age
35 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Casimira Luján

Age
37 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Catarina Viana

Age
32 (in 1845)
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Dolores Mera

Age
42 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Sabina Fernández

Age
50 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Úrsula Gutiérrez

Age
41 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Agustín Fernández

Age
50 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

María Jesús Muñóz

Age
47 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Dionisia Muñóz

Age
49 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Coceción Leandon

Age
48 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Marta Viana

Age
49 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Aniseta Usa

Age
54 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

María Pilar Ramírez

Age
60 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Petrona Sevillán

Age
60 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Fernanda Franco

Age
62 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Benita Luján

Age
68 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Enslaved

Isidoro Fernández

Age
3 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Bernardino Gutiérrez

Age
3 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Antonio Villa

Age
5 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Isidoro Villa

Age
2 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Luisa Velázquez

Age
2 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Deogracias García

Age
1 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Dolores Velázquez

Age
5 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Rosalía Fernández

Age
1 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Concepción Meri

Age
5 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Catarina Vergara

Age
6 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Isabel Vergara

Age
2 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

María Josefa Madrid

Age
3 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Joaquín Velázquez

Age
11 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Salvador Agreda

Age
12 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Jacobo Muñóz

Age
12 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Sifrián Madrid

Age
8 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Pascual Velázquez

Age
12 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Alejo Velázquez

Age
10 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Feliro Velázquez

Age
7 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Pedro P. Ruiz

Age
10 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Antonio María Velilla

Age
7 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Vitoriana Fernández

Age
9 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Concepción Fernández

Age
8 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Pastora Chávez

Age
9 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Nicolora Madrid

Age
9 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

María Josefa Mejía

Age
12 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Luisa Velasques

Age
2 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Valentina Ruiz

Age
12 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Frutosa Ruiz

Age
7 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Eulogia Mesa

Age
7 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Justo Ruiz

Age
16 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Toribio Viana

Age
15 (in 1845)
Gender
male — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Nepomucena Villa

Age
16 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Ruperta Vergara

Age
17 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

María Antonia Vergara

Age
15 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Juana Madrid

Age
14 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Fulgencia Madrid

Age
14 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value stated explicitly in document
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Vitoria Mera

Age
30 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)

Petrona Corio

Age
32 (in 1845)
Gender
female — value deduced by editors from context
Residence
Sopetrán, Antioquia, República de la Nueva Granada
Status
Born free (child of enslaved mother born into freedom)