Abraham Aguilar
Abraham Aguilar (died 1794) was a British slave trader of Portuguese descent.
Aguilar was the only known Jewish slave factor in Kingston, Jamaica in the 1760s and 1770s, and he operated with other non-Jewish merchants in the firm of Coppells & Aguilar.[1]
In 1789, he had a large detached house built at 24, West Side, Wimbledon Common, London, now known as The Kier.[2][3]
When Aguilar's will was proved in 1794, he also owned property in London's .[4]
References[]
- ^ Eli Faber (1 July 2000). Jews, Slaves, and the Slave Trade: Setting the Record Straight. NYU Press. pp. 79–. ISBN 978-0-8147-2879-6. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
- ^ "Microsoft Word - Part 2C, West Side Common.doc" (PDF). Merton.gov.uk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-12-23. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Wimbledon and the Slave Trade". Wimbledonmuseum.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Papers". Wimbledonmuseum.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
Categories:
- 1794 deaths
- 18th-century British Jews
- British slave traders
- People from Wimbledon, London
- 18th-century Sephardi Jews