Hidden history of Afro-Mexicans – DW – 06/10/2017

Afro-Mexicans (Re)exist: A Brief History of Afromexicanidad

Did you know that Los Angeles founded by 44 Afro Mexicans? Almost all from what is now northern Mexico, mainly the provinces of Sonora and Sinaloa in New Spain with a couple of them from Jalisco. They weren’t called Mexican until they gained their independence from Spanish rule in 1821. Under the cast system they were classified as español , mestizo , mulato , or indio. 26 of them had African Ancestry…the origins of Afro Latino Los Angeles . Stay tuned fore more history that has to be told. #Afr