Afro-Hispanic women, known as dulceras, could be seen roaming the streets with freshly made pastries, cookies, cakes, and pies balanced on their heads to sell. Slaveholders would send dulceras out to sell sweets in exchange for the majority of their profits.

The Story of Afro-Hispanic Dulceras

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