Edward Barleycorn

Edward Emilio Barleycorn (1891–1978)[1] was a member of one of the prominent Fernandino families of Spanish Guinea (today Equatorial Guinea). Active in Santa Isabel on Fernando Póo (now Bioko), he belonged to the cohort of African cocoa producers affiliated with the Fernandino planter community documented by historians of the island’s agro-economy.[2] In 1928, at the age of 39, he negotiated a labor contract between African farmers of Santa Isabel and the Spanish leaders of Fernando Po (Bioko).[3]

He farmed his father's lands in places like Achepepe and Bantabare, employing relatives like his godmother and aunt Amelia Vivour.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b [From slaving to neoslavery: the bight of Biafra and Fernando Po in the era of abolition, 1827-1930; by I. K. Sundiata; Univ of Wisconsin Press, 1996; ISBN 0-299-14510-7, ISBN 978-0-299-14510-1; p.114]
  2. ^ Clarence-Smith, W. G. (1994). "African and European Cocoa Producers on Fernando Póo, 1880s to 1910s". The Journal of African History. 35 (2): 179–199. doi:10.1017/S0021853700026384. JSTOR 183215.
  3. ^ Black scandal, America and the Liberian labor crisis, 1929-1936, pp. 219, 351. By I. K. Sundiata, Institute for the Study of Human Issues


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