Juan Raporto (de Villiers)

I represent Juan Raporto, a boy of color enslaved in the household of Col. Don Jean Marcos Coulon de Villiers. I was baptized by Father Diego de Alcala Vasquez at St. Michael’s on October 7, 1820; Father Diego forgot to record my birthdate, so it has been estimated as being within the same year as my baptism.. My mother was Catarina, a morena woman enslaved in the same household. I was born into slavery by virtue of her enslaved status. My father is listed as no conocido (unknown), but that usually means that the man either did not want or was not able to acknowledge me.