¿Qué pasó realmente con la población africana en El Salvador?
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Why does it seem like there's no Black population in El Salvador? Discover the history that school textbooks left out for decades.
For generations, the belief was passed down in El Salvador that Afro-descendant people were never part of the country's history. However, colonial records, historical facts, and recent research demonstrate a very different reality: the African presence existed strongly from the sixteenth century and left deep marks on the territory.
In this video, we explore the historical, geographical, and political reasons behind this apparent absence:
-The geographical factor: How El Salvador's exclusive Pacific coastline kept it from the large Caribbean migrations that reached other Central American countries.
-Work in the indigo workshops: The arrival of thousands of Africans to sustain the production of blue dye and the colonial cattle ranches after the prohibition of using Indigenous labor.
-Resistance and Freedom: Maroon communities and the rebellion of El Marquesado in 1624, led by Antón Largo.
-Early Family Mixing: How the colonial legal rule of partus sequitur ventrem and the rapid union with Indigenous communities grouped their descendants under the general term "Ladinos."
-The Abolition of 1824: The early elimination of slavery in Central America, promoted by José Simeón Cañas, and the removal of racial markers from civil documents.
-The Migration Law of 1933: The explicit prohibition of entry for Black people during the military regime of Maximiliano Hernández Martínez and its consequences over twenty-five years.
-The Myth of Homogeneous Mestizaje: The construction of the official educational discourse that erased African heritage from classrooms and censuses of the twentieth century.
-The current awakening: Data from the 2007 and 2024 censuses, the communities that rescue their memory in towns such as San Alejo, Atiquizaya or Ereguayquín, and the cultural survival in traditional music and popular faith.
Chapters:
00:00 The Afro-descendant Population in El Salvador
02:47 Labor in Indigo Dye Production and on the Haciendas in El Salvador
05:11 The Rebellion of El Marquesado: Flight of Afro-descendants in El Salvador
07:45 Mutual Support in the Cities: The Brotherhoods of Saint Benedict of Palermo
09:06 The Mixing of Indigenous Peoples and the Disappearance of the Group Under the Ladino Label
11:26 The Early Abolition of Slavery and Equality Before the Law
13:23 The Era of Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
16:17 The Official Teaching of Mestizaje and the Erasure of Roots in the Censuses
18:20 The Current Presence and Living Traces in Salvadoran Culture
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Sources:
Migration Law of 1933 (Legislative Decree 86, El Salvador).
Migration Law of 1958 (Legislative Decree 2772, El Salvador).
Decree on the Freedom and Abolition of Slavery of 1824 (United Provinces of Central America).
National Population and Housing Censuses of El Salvador (1930, 2007, and 2024).
-Colonial reports by Archbishop Pedro Cortés y Larraz (1768-1770).
-Historical research by Paul Lokken on Afro-descendants and colonial Afro-mestizo identity in El Salvador.
-Historical research by Pedro Escalante Arce on escaped slaves, religious brotherhoods, and the Salvadoran colonial period.
-Anthropological and heritage studies by Heriberto Erquicia on Afro-descendant memory and culture.
-Records from the 1798 general census (Gaceta de Guatemala).
-Country reports to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD, 2005).
-Colonial archives on the Royal Decree of 1563 and the rebellion of El Marquesado (1624-1625).
-Amendment to Article 63 of the Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador (2014).
Music:
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Music: Borealis by Next Route https://nextroutemusic.gumroad.com/
Free Download / Stream: https://links.al/7PM
Promoted by Audio Library: https://links.al/youtube
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20 Comments
Yo me hice el examen de ADN, en USA , y me salió que tengo sangre de la región de Senegambia , África occidental , soy moreno tengo los rasgos, soy afrodescendientes de la etnia Panune , mi Padre era un negro alto fornido , pelo muruso , soy de Atiquizaya un pueblo con historia de población africana Panune , me siento orgulloso de mis origenes.
Esa parte casi oculta de nuestro país
Gracias por la información
Yo nací en 1958 y crecí en los años 60. En nuestra realidad cotidiana, la población negra era prácticamente invisible. En los libros de texto no se mencionaba y nosotros solo veíamos personas negras ocasionalmente, cuando llegaba algún equipo extranjero de béisbol o fútbol.
Para nosotros había «blancos» y «morenitos»; nunca relacionábamos la piel oscura de algunos campesinos, curtidos por el sol, con ascendencia africana. Esa fue la realidad que conocimos y que también ayuda a entender cómo se percibía el tema racial en El Salvador de aquella época.
¿Qué pasó realmente con la población africana en El Salvador?
Sin Límites Cinematic
229,358 views
Why does it seem like there's no Black population in El Salvador? Discover the history that school textbooks left out for decades.
For generations, the belief was passed down in El Salvador that Afro-descendant people were never part of the country's history. However, colonial records, historical facts, and recent research demonstrate a very different reality: the African presence existed strongly from the sixteenth century and left deep marks on the territory.
In this video, we explore the historical, geographical, and political reasons behind this apparent absence:
-The geographical factor: How El Salvador's exclusive Pacific coastline kept it from the large Caribbean migrations that reached other Central American countries.
-Work in the indigo workshops: The arrival of thousands of Africans to sustain the production of blue dye and the colonial cattle ranches after the prohibition of using Indigenous labor.
-Resistance and Freedom: Maroon communities and the rebellion of El Marquesado in 1624, led by Antón Largo.
-Early Family Mixing: How the colonial legal rule of partus sequitur ventrem and the rapid union with Indigenous communities grouped their descendants under the general term "Ladinos."
-The Abolition of 1824: The early elimination of slavery in Central America, promoted by José Simeón Cañas, and the removal of racial markers from civil documents.
-The Migration Law of 1933: The explicit prohibition of entry for Black people during the military regime of Maximiliano Hernández Martínez and its consequences over twenty-five years.
-The Myth of Homogeneous Mestizaje: The construction of the official educational discourse that erased African heritage from classrooms and censuses of the twentieth century.
-The current awakening: Data from the 2007 and 2024 censuses, the communities that rescue their memory in towns such as San Alejo, Atiquizaya or Ereguayquín, and the cultural survival in traditional music and popular faith.
Chapters:
00:00 The Afro-descendant Population in El Salvador
02:47 Labor in Indigo Dye Production and on the Haciendas in El Salvador
05:11 The Rebellion of El Marquesado: Flight of Afro-descendants in El Salvador
07:45 Mutual Support in the Cities: The Brotherhoods of Saint Benedict of Palermo
09:06 The Mixing of Indigenous Peoples and the Disappearance of the Group Under the Ladino Label
11:26 The Early Abolition of Slavery and Equality Before the Law
13:23 The Era of Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
16:17 The Official Teaching of Mestizaje and the Erasure of Roots in the Censuses
18:20 The Current Presence and Living Traces in Salvadoran Culture
Were you familiar with these laws and historical facts about El Salvador? Leave your opinion and comments below.
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We strive to bring you the best content with verified and concise information in the shortest possible duration, covering a variety of topics of interest and great value, including entertainment.
Sources:
Migration Law of 1933 (Legislative Decree 86, El Salvador).
Migration Law of 1958 (Legislative Decree 2772, El Salvador).
Decree on the Freedom and Abolition of Slavery of 1824 (United Provinces of Central America).
National Population and Housing Censuses of El Salvador (1930, 2007, and 2024).
-Colonial reports by Archbishop Pedro Cortés y Larraz (1768-1770).
-Historical research by Paul Lokken on Afro-descendants and colonial Afro-mestizo identity in El Salvador.
-Historical research by Pedro Escalante Arce on escaped slaves, religious brotherhoods, and the Salvadoran colonial period.
-Anthropological and heritage studies by Heriberto Erquicia on Afro-descendant memory and culture.
-Records from the 1798 general census (Gaceta de Guatemala).
-Country reports to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD, 2005).
-Colonial archives on the Royal Decree of 1563 and the rebellion of El Marquesado (1624-1625).
-Amendment to Article 63 of the Constitution of the Republic of El Salvador (2014).
Music:
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
Music: Borealis by Next Route https://nextroutemusic.gumroad.com/
Free Download / Stream: https://links.al/7PM
Promoted by Audio Library: https://links.al/youtube
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
*Images shown may be for reference only.
Yo me hice el examen de ADN, en USA , y me salió que tengo sangre de la región de Senegambia , África occidental , soy moreno tengo los rasgos, soy afrodescendientes de la etnia Panune , mi Padre era un negro alto fornido , pelo muruso , soy de Atiquizaya y aquí vivimos muchos AfroPanunes , somos un pueblo con historia de población africana Panune , me siento orgulloso de mis origenes.