Slave cells of the Habitation Belmont

Address: 
Trois Rivières
Guadeloupe
Site overview: 
The origins of the habitation Belmont date back to the early colonisation of Guadeloupe. A vestige of the habitation is a slave cell of 4 m² from the eighteenth century. The dungeon was used to confine the slaves punished by the master of the house. This dungeon is part of the track "La Route de L'esclave" (the slave track).
Keywords: 
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupean identity
Memories of slavery
Slave ancestry