Abstract This article analyzes in depth the history of Petrona, an enslaved woman sold in Santa Fe (Argentina), sent to Buenos Aires and later possibly to Montevideo (Uruguay). By reconstructing her case, the article demonstrates how the legal status of enslaved persons was affected by the redefinitions of jurisdictions and by the forced or voluntary crossings between political units. This study also shows the circulation and uses of the Free Womb law in Argentina and Uruguay and traces legal experts’ debates over its meaning. At the same time, it reflects on the knowledge enslaved people had of those abolitionist norms and how they used them to resist forced relocations, attempt favorable migrations, or achieve full freedom. The article crosses analytical dimensions and historiographies—legal, social, and political— and articulates them by reflecting more broadly on these factors: the impact of the revolution of independence on enslaved persons’ lives, the scarce circulation of abolitionist public discourse in Río de la Plata, the gendered bias of the process, and the central yet untold uses of antislavery rhetoric in the national narratives.

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自由子宫法、法律异步和迁移

摘要 本文深入分析了 Petrona 的历史，Petrona 是一名在圣达菲（阿根廷）被贩卖的被奴役妇女，被送往布宜诺斯艾利斯，后来可能被送往蒙得维的亚（乌拉圭）。通过重构她的案例，文章展示了被奴役者的法律地位如何受到司法管辖区的重新定义以及政治单位之间强制或自愿跨越的影响。这项研究还展示了自由子宫法在阿根廷和乌拉圭的传播和使用情况，并追溯了法律专家对其含义的争论。同时，它反映了被奴役者对这些废奴主义规范的了解，以及他们如何利用这些规范来抵制强制搬迁、尝试有利的迁移或实现充分的自由。这篇文章跨越了分析维度和史学——法律、社会、