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Una de las satisfacciones más profundas que deja en el alma el estudio de la vida de Pedro Claver es la conclusión a que se llega. Se ha dicho que escribir la vida de un personaje es emprender el más apasionante de los itinerarios: es la ruta de un alma. Pedro Claver es una de las figuras más admirables del siglo XVII, como hombre, como sociólogo y como santo. Fue testigo vivo de la tragedia social del continente negro, el reino de la esclavitud; allá voló mil veces su celo de apóstol y allá quiso ir en los últimos años. Vio llegar a los hijos de África a las costas de América,...

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Ante las desigualdades sociales que conmovían a las colonias españolas, el Estado colonial entregó parcelas a gentes humildes en baldíos del Estado o en tierras privadas que se habían otorgado a empresarios y latifundistas, y así contribuyó a formar importantes núcleos de pequeños tenedores.